Rep. Ro Khanna Rohit (Ro) KhannaThe Hill Interview: Jerry Brown on climate disasters, COVID-19 and Biden's 'Rooseveltian moment' Congress needs to prioritize government digital service delivery DeJoy defends Postal Service changes at combative House hearing MORE (D-Calif.) is proposing that President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE and the two chambers of Congress each appoint mediators to collaborate to end the partial government shutdown.

Khanna told the news network Cheddar that he "floated" the idea of having Trump, the House and the Senate each hire two independent experts to negotiate proposals.

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"Put them in a room, six votes, and have them come up with proposals that are going to be 6-0," he said.

He added that arbitrators and mediators "do this all the time."

"People sue each other, they have disputes and somehow it gets resolved. It’s only in the United States government that we’re unable to move forward," Khanna said.

NEW -- @RepRoKhanna tells us his plan to solve the shutdown impasse: have POTUS, the House, & the Senate each appoint 2 people that develop a 6-0 consensus on a path forward.



He adds arbiters/mediators "do this all this time" to settle disputes. Why not government? #CheddarLive pic.twitter.com/OQUdCFpWF4 — J.D. Durkin (@jiveDurkey) January 16, 2019

The shutdown, which is approaching its fifth week, began on Dec. 22 after Trump refused to a sign a bill to fund the government because it didn't include his request of $5 billion in funding for a wall along the southern border. Democrats have offered $1.3 billion in border security measures.

Trump has pledged to not sign any legislation to reopen the government that doesn't include wall funding, while Democrats have dug in and say they will not to approve any such funding.