There are informal conversations that are taking place in the Senate relative to a potential bipartisan path forward, but those conversations have not extended to the House as it relates to the appropriators. Rosa DeLauro made clear earlier today that she's had no outreach from the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Tom Cole. And there hasn't been any indication of a Republican willingness to. To actually sit down and work out a bipartisan agreement that makes life better for the American people, that reopens the government and that addresses the Republican healthcare crisis that's challenging. (43:19–43:30)
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Asserts that Rosa DeLauro has not been contacted by Tom Cole regarding appropriations.
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