Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) took to the Senate floor Tuesday evening in protest of President Trump’s policies and has been speaking for more than 17 hours — with a handful of other Democrats sprinkled in.

The Senate on Wednesday is slated to vote on the House-passed funding bill to reopen the federal government for the 12th time. But first, Sen. Jeff Merkley will need to wrap up, as he has been holding the floor since 6:21 p.

The Federal Aviation Administration has reported even more air traffic controller staffing shortages, pushing the total number since the start of the shutdown to more than 200. Just today, the FAA’s operational plans have outlined a total of 14 facilities that were experiencing staffing shortages so far today,