Democrat John Lewis Says He's The 'Work Horse' Candidate
John Lewis’ decision to run for Congress was born of frustration.
It came to a head last year after a Republican-controlled House insisted there could be no budget deal unless Senate Democrats agreed to defund the 2010 federal health care law known as Obamacare. The Senate refused.
As he watched the resulting 16-day shutdown of the federal government, Lewis said, he felt compelled to do something about the partisan gridlock.