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On the recordOctober 2, 2013
President Obama is willing to negotiate with Syria's dictator. The President made a phone call last week to open negotiations with Iran's new leader. But yesterday, the President held a press conference in the Rose Garden to talk about why he's not willing to talk to House Republicans about ending this shutdown. The President should follow President Kennedy's example. President Kennedy famously said: We should never negotiate out of fear, but we should never fear to negotiate. If we talk, we can surely find a solution that reopens the Federal Government and protects the American people from ObamaCare; but we need the President and our Democratic colleagues at the negotiating table. ____________________
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Luke Messer
Indiana

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