Hakeem Jeffries: “It's not clear to me that John Thune is being accurate when…”

“Leader Thune yesterday indicated there's been an uptick in bipartisan rank and file negotiations for ending the shutdown. Are you getting briefed or redded on those talks? What are you hearing from your Seneca call? It's not clear to me that John Thune is being accurate when he reports that there's an uptick in bipartisan communication. What communications is he talking about? I think there's informal conversation taking place among some senators on the Republican side who apparently recognize the need to address the affordable health care crisis that Republicans have created.” (16:16–16:30)

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