By Tami Luhby, Annie Grayer, CNN(CNN) — A self-described national park fanatic, Lucas Wall was excited to start a weeklong trip to visit seven National Park Service sites in Virginia on Thursday. The Washington, DC, resident prepaid for a rental car to drive to Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Richmond National Battlefield Park and Prince William Forest Park, among others. But neither party appears prepared to back off their positions, meaning the shutdown may not end anytime soon. “If I was a Democrat, that would concern me,” GOP Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said of Vought’s unilateral moves. The Trump administration, a number of Democrats have argued, would have continued to slash the federal government regardless of a funding agreement.