Why doesn't the president insist that lawmakers come back to Washington, sit with him and talk this through? Well, as Chuck Schumer said, it's not all lawmakers, it's the Senate leadership that really is driving this shutdown. The House has already passed a bill to reopen the government. It's the Senate and again, it's a far left sort of contingent of citizens. But the president says he's a deal maker, shut down, force a deal here. (10:30–10:33)
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Asserts that the House has passed a bill to reopen the government.
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