Members of Congress aren’t letting the government shutdown get in the way of schmoozing with donors at an oceanside resort and in wine country, despite the unflattering optics.
Senate Republicans’ campaign arm has a weekend fundraiser at the five-star Sea Island Resort in Georgia, while Senate Democrats’ campaign arm has yet to cancel an upcoming fundraiser of their own in Napa Valley, California.
The GOP-led chamber departed Friday for the weekend after senators rejected dueling proposals to reopen the government for the fourth time, all but ensuring the shutdown will extend into a second week. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is using the shutdown to further reshape the federal workforce with mass layoffs and canceling funding for blue-state projects.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), chairwoman of the Democratic
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