Senate Majority Leader <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Harry+Reid+-+Politician&family=editorial&specificpeople=203136 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Harry Reid</a> (D-NV) walks to an event with Democratic senators on the steps U.S. Capitol October 9, 2013 in Washington, DC. The U.S. government shutdown is entering its ninth day as the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives remain gridlocked on funding the federal government.