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He drew a personal analogy involving his beagle, Roger—a rabbit dog with a mischievous streak—who would run off for days only to return with roadkill, hiding it under the porch. This story served as a metaphor for how negotiations currently resemble Roger’s hiding spots: chaotic and unpredictable. Negotiations surrounding the shutdown seem to be trapped in a cycle of promises and deadlocks, with a vote scheduled but the details unclear, leaving hopes for a swift resolution in limbo.