Senate Majority Leader Thune: There are no winners in government shutdown, plenty of losers Senate Majority Leader John Thune blames Democrats for the 'pain' of the government shutdown being felt across the country. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Democrats blocked Republicans’ attempt to reopen the government for a 14th time, all but ensuring that the government shutdown becomes the longest in U.S. history. The move to again reject the House-passed continuing resolution (CR)