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U.S. federal government employees, contract workers and other demonstrators march during a “Rally to End the Shutdown” in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Senior White House Advisor Jared Kushner walk from the West Wing to a meeting with Congressional staffers about ending the partial government shutdown at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

A National Park Service ranger looks out onto the city from Trump International Hotel's historic clock tower which remains open and staffed by the National Park Service despite the partial government shutdown in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a televised address to the nation from his desk in the Oval Office, about immigration and the southern U.S. border on the 18th day of a partial government shutdown, at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

People wait for a ferry to the Statue of Liberty after Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered state tourism funds to be used to keep the state park open during a partial federal government shutdown, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 22, 2018. REUTERS / David Delgado

Tourists and visitors are unable to visit the National Christmas Tree near the White House due to its closure by the National Park Service because of the ongoing partial federal government shutdown, in Washington, U.S. December 22, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Donald Trump works at his desk in the Oval Office as he prepares to speak to reporters in the Rose Garden after a meeting with U.S. Congressional leaders about the government shutdown at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

U.S. federal government employees, contract workers and other demonstrators march during a “Rally to End the Shutdown” in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

A closed sign is seen on a fence at the General Grant National Memorial, for former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, as the partial U.S. government shutdown continues, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Federal employee Tyra McClelland addresses the partial U.S. federal government shutdown during a roundtable with U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) (not pictured) at his suburban Washington office in Largo, Maryland, U.S. January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. Reps. Jared Huffman (L) and Jackie Speier (C) speak with a supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump after bringing trash to the White House they collected from federally-run sites that are without staff during the partial government shutdown in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young

U.S. President Donald Trump confers with Vice President Mike Pence and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) as they faced to reporters in the Rose Garden after the president met with U.S. Congressional leaders about the government shutdown and border security at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

A sign is seen on a fence at the General Grant National Memorial, for former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, as the partial U.S. government shutdown continues, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Federal employee Ashaki Robinson addresses the partial U.S. federal government shutdown during a roundtable with U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) (not pictured) at his suburban Washington office in Largo, Maryland, U.S. January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Local resident Jeff Cox (L) gives hiking advice to Martin Snyder (C) and Maria Ingeboreg (R) from Germany at the visitor center of Arches National Park, which is closed because of the partial government shutdown, in Utah, U.S., January 9, 2019. REUTERS/George Frey

U.S. Capitol is seen on the first day of a partial federal government shutdown in Washington, U.S., December 22, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

The figure of a panda is seen behind a sign telling the public that the National Zoo is closed due to the partial government shutdown in Washington, U.S., January 2, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

A demonstrator holds a sign, signifying hundreds of thousands of federal employees who won’t be receiving their paychecks as a result of the partial government shutdown, during a “Rally to End the Shutdown” in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Tourist Gregg Van Ler of New Jersey works out on the steps of the National Gallery of Art which is closed due to the partial government shutdown in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

People look inside as a closed sign is seen on a door at Federal Hall National Memorial, as the partial U.S. government shutdown continues in New York, U.S., January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

A woman passes a sculpture as she walks away from the doors of the National Gallery of Art which remains closed due to the partial government shutdown in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

A security barricade is placed in front of the U.S. Capitol on the first day of a partial federal government shutdown in Washington, U.S., December 22, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

A woman uses a mobile phone next to a sign declaring the National Archive is closed due to a partial federal government shutdown in Washington, U.S., December 22, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

A father and child stand outside the National Air and Space Museum, closed, due to the partial U.S. government shutdown fight between Congress and President Trump, over his demand of funding for a border wall, in Washington, U.S. January 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Federal employee Tyra McClelland (2nd L) addresses the partial U.S. federal government shutdown during a roundtable with U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) (C) at his suburban Washington office in Largo, Maryland, U.S. January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Two hikers walk up the main road, which is closed because of the partial government shutdown, in Arches National Park, Utah, U.S., January 9, 2019. REUTERS/George Frey

The White House is seen on the first day of a partial federal government shutdown in Washington, U.S., December 22, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

A sign near the Golden Gate Bridge shows federal land being closed due to a partial U.S. government shutdown in San Francisco, California, U.S., December 23, 2018. Picture taken December 23, 2018. REUTERS/Trevor Hunnicutt

U.S. federal government workers and other demonstrators march during a “Rally to End the Shutdown” in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

A worker picks up trash on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol building as the partial government shutdown continues in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young

Federal employee Tyra Johnny Zuagar addresses the partial U.S. federal government shutdown with reporters after a roundtable with U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) at his suburban Washington office in Largo, Maryland, U.S. January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi are seen shortly after concluding their joint response, to President Trump's prime time address, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

A sign declares the National Archive is closed due to a partial federal government shutdown in Washington, U.S., December 22, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

U.S. President Donald Trump looks out at reporters in the Rose Garden as he speaks after a meeting with U.S. Congressional leaders about the government shutdown at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2019.

A lone pedestrian walks by the National Gallery of Art which is closed due to the partial government shutdown in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

The U.S. flag flies over Federal Hall National Memorial, as the partial U.S. government shutdown continues in New York, U.S., January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid