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John Larson: “You know, the White House isn't willing to negotiate. They're willing to sit down, as the president has said, on any…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2013
You know, the White House isn't willing to negotiate. They're willing to sit down, as the president has said, on any aspect of Obamacare. What they're not willing to do is shut down the government and have a gun pointed to their head and say, look, get rid of Obamacare or we're going to shut down the government.
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John Larson
Democratic · Connecticut

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Larson explains the White House's stance on negotiations regarding Obamacare and government shutdown.

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