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U.S. Capitol Police Officers stand guard in front of the U.S. Capitol Building after a car chase ended in a shootout at 1st Street and Constitution Ave. NE in front of the Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 3, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Internal Revenue Service Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Sophia Wang, 2, holds a tiny American flag outside of the World War II memorial during its closure due to the government shutdown in Washington, DC., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), second from left, and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), left, speak to reporters at a press conference on the ongoing government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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An honor guard member carries the American flag as Veterans visiting Washington DC explore the World War II memorial despite its closure due to the government shutdown in Washington, DC., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)
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Groups of people look at memorials from behind barricades that block them from entering due to all park service owned buildings and monuments being closed due to the government shutdown in Washington, DC., Tuesday, October 1, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)
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Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) leaves after urging House Republicans to pass a clean continuing resolution at a press conference on Capitol Hill as congress continues to battle over a government shutdown, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. The lawmakers were applauded by employees in the audience that have been furloughed by the shutdown. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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FBI officers sit along Constitution Ave. NE near the U.S. Capitol Building after shots are fired when a car chase ends at 1st Street and Constitution Ave. NE in front of the Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 3, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Internal Revenue Service Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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U.S. Capitol Police Officers stand guard in front of the U.S. Capitol Building after a car chase ended in a shootout at 1st Street and Constitution Ave. NE in front of the Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 3, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) departs from a press conference on the ongoing government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney takes the stage for the Southern Republican Presidential Debate at the North Charleston Colosseum, Charleston, SC, Thursday, January 19, 2012.(Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Rick Hohensee of Washington, D.C. wears a box on his head and holds a sign that reads, "Fire Congress" as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Democrats call on Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) to end the government shutdown at a press conference on the House east front steps of the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A World War II Veterans takes a photo of the World War II memorial as he is let in while barricades that block the entrance for all others, as all park service owned buildings and monuments are closed due to the government shutdown in Washington, DC., Tuesday, October 1, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) departs from a press conference on the ongoing government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Veterans are pushed in their wheelchairs by care givers through the World War II memorial despite its closure due to the government shutdown in Washington, DC., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Tarp, Financial Services, and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, Tuesday, January 24, 2012. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Furloughed Air Force employee Anna Cima of Mclean, Va., holds a poster that reads "Tired of Being a Pawn in Your Game" as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Democrats call on Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) to end the government shutdown at a press conference on the House east front steps of the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Tarp, Financial Services, and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, Tuesday, January 24, 2012. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), left, Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), center, Mark Warner (D-Va.), second from left, and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), right, urge House Republicans to pass a clean continuing resolution at a press conference on Capitol Hill as congress continues to battle over a government shutdown, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. The lawmakers were applauded by employees in the audience that have been furloughed by the shutdown. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
