And the answer came back zero. So it just wasn't going to happen, Katie. And The position [Republicans] took at the beginning is we, we're not going to talk about or negotiate about the Affordable Care act or the health care issue while the shutdown goes on. So the question is, was the shutdown an incentive to negotiations or an impediment? And the reality is it was an impediment. There was no caving that was going on. (02:17–05:37)
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Asserts the Republican stance on ACA negotiations during the shutdown.
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