Well, I think the president obviously is very interested in getting government open. We all agree on that. Right? And I think he wants the Democrats to take yes for an answer. We've offered them a lot of the things they were asking for, a normal appropriations process, an opportunity to get a vote on some of the things that they want to see voted on with respect to the expiring Obamacare, enhanced subsidies. But that can't happen until they open up the government. So I think the president is prepared to sit down and have conversations with the Democrats, but he knows that … (04:06–04:19)
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