Lawmakers Hope Elections Are ‘Catalyst’ to Ending Shutdown

Federal lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say they’re hopeful that Tuesday’s elections will act as a “catalyst” to end the government shutdown that has paralyzed Washington for more than a month.

“Nothing’s going to happen until after Tuesday. Everybody’s waiting,” a Democrat strategist told The Hill.

“That’ll be the catalyst of like, ‘OK, what’s the next thing?’ And it’ll put people in a different place.”

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