freshman democrat abigail spanburger who represents a district trump won, had a close race in virginia, former cia employee. she expressed concern in this politico piece about what s going on in the democratic side of negotiations. quote, if i m getting comments and contacts from my constituents expressing concern that democrats aren t prioritizing security, then i think we can do better. is she right? well, i can t really speak on behalf of abigail. i can tell you that, yes, it is extremely frustrating to start our tenure on january 3 with the government shutdown. i want to remind everyone that we came in and we were sworn in under a government shutdown. republican majority, house of representatives, senate and this administration were not able to fund a wall or do anything as it relates to what president trump now is requesting. what we did on day one and i have to tell you i was proud to