""I would have visited with these kids anyway," Kiley said in his office after the event. "But I actually got to go on the whole tour of the Capitol with them as well.""
""I've had to fly back to Washington for caucus meetings, while the opposition, the Republicans, don't even convene and meet," Rep. Maxine Waters, a longtime Los Angeles Democrat, said in an interview."
""We will meet anytime, anyplace, anywhere, with [House Speaker Mike] Johnson, with the president, with the Senate, to do everything that we can to open up the government. We are absolutely unified on that.""
Members of California's congressional delegation are altering routines amid a multiweek federal shutdown. Some lawmakers remain in Washington for possible negotiations and caucus meetings. Others return to districts to meet furloughed federal workers, visit community health centers reliant on budget decisions, attend local events, and support constituents affected by potential delays in food assistance. Tours and regular Capitol services are suspended, requiring members to personally escort visitors. Travel back and forth between home districts and the capital is common as representatives try to maintain constituent services and respond to shutdown impacts on residents and federal employees.
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