“The top two congressional Republicans doubled down Friday that they won’t cede to Democratic demands to put in writing any agreement to begin talks on extending expiring Obamacare subsidies — something many Democrats say they need as part of a deal to end the government shutdown,” Politico reports.
Said Sen. John Thune (R-SD): “There is nothing to negotiate.”


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