Where Members Of Congress Unwind

When Congress is in session, members are in Washington Mondays through Thursdays -- Fridays on a bad week -- and they need a place to be when they're not actually working. For a lot of members on a lot of nights, that place is a bar or a restaurant within walking distance of the Capitol. Democrats have their spots, and Republicans have theirs. Only occasionally do the two groups converge.

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