Due to the current state of the economy and looming debt its imperative that we squeeze every penny out of the U.S. budget.
A partial shutdown of some non key elements of Federal Infrastructure in Washington DC including but not confined to: turning off the air conditioning for official congressional and the oval offices, the Capitol floor itself and calling a special session of Congress.
Millions of America can't afford A/C.
Neither can we as a nation.
The founding fathers sweated their way into a compromise starting with two very separate agendas and The Constitution was the result.
Heat and Pressure = Compromise
The money saved could be used to immediately create jobs in the D.C. Metroplex area and doing a complete upgrade and update of the HVAC systems in question. More Jobs.