It’s officially the second longest government shutdown.

Indiana Sen. Jim Banks said this is exactly what the Democratic party wants.

“They want chaos, they want disruption, and they want Donald Trump to take the blame for it, but I don’t think Hoosiers are falling for it,” Sen. Banks told “The Hammer and Nigel Show” on Thursday.

The shutdown may not affect the everyday American, but it is a disruption for federal employees, causing issues paying our military and the overall operations of airports around the country. According to Banks, the cause of the shutdown, lays at the feet of Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader of the U.S. Senate and the Democratic party.

“The Democrats are demanding a trillion dollars to extend the Covid-era Obamacare subsidies when we are already in $38 trillion in national debt,” he said.

Banks said that the only way the shutdown will come to an end is if the Democrats start to feel the pain politically. Recently, Sen. Schumer said the views the ongoing shutdown, which has now last for more than 24 days, as a win for the left.

“They want to pin the blame on Donald Trump and it’s not working,” said Banks. “They want this to be disruptive and painful for everybody but themselves.”