I hope that everybody comes to their senses and reopens the government shortly after November 1st and we can move on. It's going to be almost too late to change anything and to negotiate anything in the health care insurance premium aspect because those dates are, you know, they've now wasted, you know, three weeks. Both senators held virtual news conferences. (01:29–01:41)
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Asserts that the government shutdown has delayed negotiations on health care insurance premiums.
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