"Well, look, I mean, all we want to do is just extend. We don't want anything, we just want to extend, live with the deal they had,"
"We're just not going to do it."
"then we can have serious conversations about health care."
"ready to weigh in and sit down with the Democrats or whomever, once the government opens up."
Three weeks into the shutdown, Congress remains stalled with the House out of session and senators leaving Washington frustrated. Republican leaders refuse to negotiate until a short-term funding bill reopens the government, while Democrats insist on guarantees to extend health insurance subsidies. The president has focused on an Israel-Hamas ceasefire, a remembrance event, and the Russia‑Ukraine war rather than mediation. The administration continues to pay troops while laying off other federal employees. White House spokespeople and GOP leaders say talks can follow reopening, and frustration is growing within the president's own party over the lack of progress.
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