The House-Senate Conference Committee will meet for the first time on Wednesday to try to get a budget deal worked out. It could take weeks before anything is signed.

"They have to remember we all have families," said Patti Defibaugh with SEIU local 668. "Some of us don't have food to feed our families."

Tuesday was another day of protests and rallies across the state. From the SEIU picket in Altoona, to AFCME workers and veterans boarding buses to Harrisburg, state employees are doing everything they can to put the pressure on lawmakers.

On Wednesday, a panel of six lawmakers will meet to try and reconcile two budget versions: the one passed by the House and the other passed by the Senate. The media will be on hand for the noon meeting. Sen. Jake Corman from Centre County is on the committee. WJAC asked him if the added pressure from the press will create more of a show than actually work.

"The more sunshine on the process, the better the product that comes out," said Corman. "If you have people putting on a show, it is going to be rather apparent. I don't think the public will stand for that with us being 28 days passed on a budget."

Corman couldn't give an answer on how much longer struggling state workers will have to wait for a paycheck.

"I would suggest to them to complain to the federal government," said Corman. "They should be getting paid and I think the federal government will instruct the governor to pay the employees."