And as I've said more times than I can count, Republicans are ready and willing to have a discussion about those problems and about how we lower costs for hardworking Americans. We are in fact eager to have that discussion. The President is willing to have Democrats over to discuss it next week if they vote to reopen the government. Because in the words of the Democrat Leader back in 2013, we are not going to negotiate with a gun to our heads. That's what he said. (12:52–13:03)
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Asserts that the President is open to discussions with Democrats on health care if the government is reopened.
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