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Article text courtesy of nytimes.com

The Lonely House Republican Still Coming to Work During the Shutdown

It was 2 p.m. on Tuesday in the empty Capitol, 14 days into the government shutdown, and Representative Kevin Kiley of California, one of the few House Republicans who showed up for work in Washington this week, was excited that he finally had something to do.

He strode through the underground tunnel connecting the Rayburn House Office Building to the House chamber to attend a pro forma session, the two-minute-long routine meeting that is required every three days during a recess.