Washington Deep Freeze: Senate Partisanship

by David Welna, NPR

Federal government offices in Washington are closed for the third straight day because of bad weather. But the deep snow did not stop the U.S. Senate from trying to do business Tuesday. Still, the day's events showed that for lawmakers, getting to work in a nearly paralyzed city is one thing; digging themselves out of entrenched partisanship is quite another.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, February 10, 2010