Furloughed Air Force employee Anna Cima of Mclean, Va., holds a poster that reads "Tired of Being a Pawn in Your Game" as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Democrats call on Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) to end the government shutdown at a press conference on the House east front steps of the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)