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GOP Lawmakers Say Health Care Talks Can Resume Only After Shutdown Ends
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7:11Now PlayingRepublican Senator Ted Budd said Democrats' demands in the standoff over government funding could be negotiated later in the year and there's no need to draw a line in the sand now.
Hours into the US government shutdown, the standoff is already shaping up as a political quagmire for all involved.
President Donald Trump has gleefully pinned the blame on “crazed” Democrats, in the hopes they will shoulder the political consequences. But the president could face blowback over his tumultuous leadership.
Meanwhile, Democrats are desperate to show their voters that they have the spine to take a stand against the Republican president and his policies, though they run the risk of struggling to stay united and force their message to break through in an environment dominated by Trump.
Politics are at the heart of this funding fight as both parties try to define their priorities ahead of next year’s midterm elections. The impact, however, could be felt even sooner. Trump’s administration has crafted plans for mass firings of government workers beyond traditional furloughs, advancing its goal of slashing the federal bureaucracy.
This shutdown also marks a role reversal for both parties. Republicans are pushing for an unconditional, short-term funding extension after trying to extract policy concessions on multiple past occasions by using the threat of a shutdown as leverage. Now, Democrats are the ones making policy demands.
Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are framing the fight as a clash over health-care coverage. Their challenge is to keep their party behind the strategy; Republicans would need only eight votes from Democrats to end debate and pass a funding bill. Three defected in the last vote Tuesday before the shutdown began.
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