Debbie Wasserman Schultz Cheers Shutdown Deal as 'Bipartisan'

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), praised leaders in the Senate for coming together in the spirit of bipartisanship by reaching an agreement to raise the debt ceiling and end the federal shutdown.

This is a victory of pragmatism over ideology, Wasserman Schultz insisted. Compromise has won out over rigidity. I look forward to working with members on both sides of the aisle to fully repair any damage the events of recent weeks have inflicted on the economy and the confidence Americans have in their federal government. We must avoid manufactured crises like these and get back to doing the business Americans elected us to do.