Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Video of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina MORE (S.C.) on the third day of the government shutdown called on Democrats and Republicans to stop playing the blame game.

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"Blaming one party over the other in a shutdown never works," Graham told reporters on Capitol Hill.

He also said President Trump should encourage Congress to come together instead of running negative ads that will interfere with negotiations.

The Senate is expected to vote at noon on Monday on a bill to fund the government for another three weeks.