Furloughed federal employees hold placards during a protest event outside the U.S. Capitol to demand an end of federal workers' lockout after the government shutdown in Washington D.C. on Oct. 4, 2013.(Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
(131004) -- WASHINGTON D.C., Oct. 4, 2013 (Xinhua)-- House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (C) speaks during a protest event hold by Furloughed federal employees outside the U.S. Capitol to demand an end of federal workers' lockout after the government shutdown in Washington D.C. on Oct. 4, 2013.(Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
Furloughed federal employees attend a protest event outside the U.S. Capitol to demand an end of federal workers' lockout after the government shutdown in Washington D.C. on Oct. 4, 2013.(Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
