Hill bartenders say that members of Congress were sitting around getting their buzz on before they decided to go shut the government down.
As you can imagine, thousands of furloughed government workers are having an effect on the D.C. bar scene.
BuzzFeed went to some favorite Capitol Hill watering holes to find out how the government shutdown is affecting their business.
Sonoma is an upscale bar frequented by many members of congress.
A bartender named Dominic told us members of Congress were getting "their buzz on" before voting to shut down the government.
"On the night of the actual shutdown when they were going in and doing the voting, there was at least 3 or 4 tables of members sitting around getting their buzz on before they decided to go shut the government down. It was a little disconcerting to see these guys on their 3rd merlot before they go in."
