One, we're trying to help keep health care premiums from spiking for millions of Americans around this country as a result of the reconciliation bill that was passed last summer. And second, We're trying to get a commitment from the president that if we do a deal, the president will honor his side of the deal and not immediately tear it up and start firing more federal employees. Both of those principles, protecting people from spiking health care premiums and ensuring that any deal has to be honored both by Congress and the president, are important. (00:47–00:57)
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Asserts that there is an effort to secure a commitment from the president to honor any deal and not fire more federal employees.
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