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The current landscape suggests mounting public pressure for an end to the shutdown, with polls favoring reopening before negotiations on contentious issues like healthcare and immigration. Congressional leaders are under increasing pressure to prioritize the country's stability over partisan battles.
In the words of Treasury officials and political observers, moderate Democrats are increasingly called upon to "be heroes" by breaking ranks and supporting a clean bill to reopen the government. Failure to do so could cement Schumer’s and the Democrats’ unpopularity and further damage their electoral prospects.