WASHINGTON (SPECTRUM NEWS) – Another battle over military spending is dragging out the federal budget ahead of the November 21 deadline.

A partial government shutdown looms over Washington yet again as lawmakers now have only 10 working days left to pass a budget. 

While the House voted to send most of their appropriations bills out of the chamber, their colleagues on the other side of Capitol Hill haven't passed one yet.

Republicans in the Senate put the blame on Democrats.

“[Democrats] are not doing the things that are important like paying the troops, funding the military," said Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming. "They’re not doing the things that are important to all of us like fixing our roads, fixing our bridges."

While Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer pointed the finger at the White House.

“Congress could work out an agreement to quickly fund the government," said Sen. Schumer. "But I’m increasingly worried that Pres. Trump may want to shut down the government again because of impeachment."

But Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Green Bay says that's not an excuse.

“Regardless of how the president feels about something, it doesn’t absolve Congress from doing the job the Constitution demands that it do,” Gallagher said.

Putting impeachment proceedings to the side, Democrats aren't budging on Republicans' defense spending demands that include money for a border wall.

In lieu of a deal, the Senate will likely pass a short term spending bill (or continuing resolution) to keep the government going through the new year.

Rep. Gallagher believes that's an ineffective way to legislate.

“We still have the same dysfunction and a lack of predictability in spending and so if Congress is going to operate this way, it totally surrenders all of its power and it creates continual chaos," he said.

Rep. Gallagher says he has consistently voted against continuing resolutions and is pushing for congressional reform to avoid these problems in the future.

Since the last shutdown, he’s introduced and backed legislation that would penalize Congress for not passing a budget.