Rick Scott ( Bullet Head ) has decided to stay as Governor of Florida a few more days. Consequently the 53 seat majority for the Repugs is actually only a 52 seat majority. Conjecture says he wants to put a final imprint on the Florida Supreme Court before he departs.
So, with a 52 seat majority and two of those already publicly stating they want to approve the continuing resolution to stop the shutdown, Mitch and the Don are skating on thin ice in the Senate.
Word is Scott will be sworn in on the 8th. If so, it only makes sense that nothing will happen before then in the Senate.
As a Floridian who has suffered eight long years under Rick Scott I apologize to the other 49 on sending him to Washington. All we can do here is persist...2020 is coming.