Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., used her relationships with key Democrats like Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., to negotiate the bipartisan package that ended the government shutdown.
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OneSenateRepublicanprovedthatit’sstillpossibletobridgethechasmbetweentheaislesafterbrokeringanendtothelongestgovernmentshutdowninhistory.
The43-dayimpasseinCongressmayhaveendedintheHouse,butitwasintheSenatethatSen.KatieBritt,R-Ala.,workedtobuildanold-fashionedbipartisancoalitiontojump-startthestalledchamber.
Ittookseveralweeks,numerousconversationsandreconstructingbrokentrustbetweenSenateRepublicansandDemocratstopulloffwhatwouldbecomeabipartisanpackagetoreopenthegovernment.
HOWCLOSED-DOORNEGOTIATIONSANDAGUARANTEEENDEDLONGESTGOVERNMENTSHUTDOWNONRECORD
AnditwassomethingthatBritt,inaninterviewwithFoxNewsDigital,contendedshewasuniquelypositionedtodo.
ShewaschiefofstaffforformerSen.RichardShelby,R-Ala.,andknewhowthesausagewasmadeintheupperchamber.ShealsohadlongstandingrelationshipswithsomeofthekeyDemocraticnegotiators,likeSen.Jea
