Essential: As government reopens, Vice President Biden brings the muffins

AG Holder welcomed @TheJusticeDept staff back today saying, "Let's get back to work!" http://t.co/Zvad1hqVW6 pic.twitter.com/qyANtzsYBo

— Justice Department (@TheJusticeDept) October 17, 2013

Secy Lew hosts a town hall with Treasury employees welcoming them back to work after the re-opening of the government pic.twitter.com/R1U8z9HLiC

— Treasury Department (@USTreasury) October 17, 2013

94% of our employees were furloughed during the #govtshutdown. @GinaEPA was joined by @VP to welcome them back. http://t.co/iP7xkzT2qK

— U.S. EPA (@EPA) October 17, 2013

Watch the video of VP Biden welcoming @EPA employees back to work this morning – with muffins! http://t.co/zkidDYgSW6

— Vice President Biden (@VP) October 17, 2013

"Welcome back everybody!" —@VP Biden greets furloughed @EPA employees coming back to work with muffins: http://t.co/p5GVkU6pOo

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 17, 2013

VIDEO: Biden offers returning federal workers hugs, kisses, and muffins http://t.co/Zq9pA8bICX

— Rare (@Rare) October 17, 2013

Coming to a meme near you — BIDEN: “I brought some muffins!”

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlakeWP) October 17, 2013

Photo Quiz: Why is Joe Biden carrying four boxes of mini-muffins?http://t.co/9DvGeohera pic.twitter.com/q3x33rz8pg

— New York Magazine (@NYMag) October 17, 2013

Do You Know the Muffin Man, Joe Biden? http://t.co/2HBonJaX4x Did you know he named every mini-muffin and assigned each one a personality?

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) October 17, 2013

#TDSBreakingNews Biden greets returning EPA workers with muffins. Unfortunately, muffins not FDA inspected. #ShutdownAftermath #RatPoop

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) October 17, 2013