According to The Huffington Post, 17 Republican congressman have indicated their willingness to vote for a "Clean continuing resolution." Combined with 200 Democratic votes, those 17 House Republicans could end the government shutdown. Perhaps because of their districts, these representatives are also relatively moderate-13 are among the 40 most liberal Republicans, as measured by DW-nominate. The Cook Political Report only characterizes one seat as "Lean Republican;" the rest are either "Likely" or "Safe" Republican. Of the five representatives who are not among the 40 most liberal Republicans, three are from Virginia.
Source: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114965/shutdown-2013-17-republicans-willing-end-shutdown
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