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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Democrats speak on immigration reform at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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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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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Democrats speak on immigration reform at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Disability rights activists with ADAPT are turned away from the U.S. Capitol Building as they try to deliver a letter to Congress demanding the end to the government shutdown, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Furloughed U.S. Census Bureau employee Johnny Zuagar of Upper Marlboro, right, sits in the audience as Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) 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 Zuagar and other employees in the audience that have been furloughed by the shutdown. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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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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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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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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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Democrats speak on immigration reform at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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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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** FILE ** Disability rights activists with ADAPT are turned away from the U.S. Capitol Building as they try to deliver a letter to Congress demanding the end to the government shutdown, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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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)