WILLIAMSBURG — U.S. congressmen Bobby Scott and Rob Wittman agreed Friday that the federal government shutdown was partially to blame for the outcome in last week’s state elections.

Scott and Wittman, who represent districts in eastern Virginia, appeared together at an event hosted by the Greater Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce to talk about the current federal climate and its impact on local businesses and the community.

The blue wave in Virginia during the Nov. 4 election indicated that many are unsatisfied with the current administration’s policies. Democrats swept the governor’s, lieutenant governor’s and attorney general’s races, and picked up 13 seats in the chamber to earn a supermajority. Four of the seats that flipped occurred in Hampton Roads districts.

Both congressmen agree

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