Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., told Newsmax on Tuesday that President Donald Trump and Republicans remain open to negotiations on Democrats’ healthcare priorities, but only after the partial government shutdown has ended.
On “American Agenda,” Lankford said the president has been clear that discussions on healthcare reforms won’t happen while federal operations remain halted.
“The president came on and said he’s willing to be able to talk about it after the government’s open,” Lankford said. “Any conversations about how we fix healthcare have to be after the government is open.”
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