On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu discusses the partial government shutdown in the US. On today's show, Representative-Elect Christian Menefee of Texas, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Democratic Congressman Suhas Subramanyam. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Balance of Power: Early Edition Begins 00:03:31 - Erik Wassen, Bloomberg News 00:07:17 - Rep.-Elect Christian Menefee (D) Texas 00:17:38 - Jeanne Sheehan Zaino & Rick Davis 00:30:32 - Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D) Virginia 00:38:23 - Norah Mulinda, Bloomberg News -------- Watch Bloomberg Radio LIVE on YouTube Weekdays 7am-6pm ET WATCH HERE: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Subscribe to our Podcasts: Bloomberg Daybreak: http://bit.ly/3DWYoAN Bloomberg Surveillance: http://bit.ly/3OPtReI Bloomberg Intelligence: http://bit.ly/3YrBfOi Balance of Power: http://bit.ly/3OO8eLC Bloomberg Businessweek: http://bit.ly/3IPl60i Listen on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with the Bloomberg Business app: Apple CarPlay: https://apple.co/486mghI Android Auto: https://bit.ly/49benZy Visit our YouTube channels: Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/bloombergpodcasts Bloomberg Television: https://www.youtube.com/@markets Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake