Centrist Democrats cautioned against a growing antipathy toward compromise in Congress, after they bucked their party to back a GOP deal ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Adam Gray (D-CA), Don Davis (D-NC), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Tom Suozzi (D-NY), and Jared Golden (D-ME) gained attention on Wednesday when they crossed the aisle to end the gridlock in Washington six weeks after the shutdown began, triggering repercussions that reverberated nationwide.