Senate Majority Leader John Thune is trying to entice Democrats to support reopening the government with a vote on their biggest priority.
Thune, in an interview with MSNBC’s Ali Vitali, said he has told Democrats that “if you need a vote, we can guarantee you get a vote by a date certain.”
“At some point Democrats have to take yes for an answer,” he added.
Thune’s comments come as Senate Republicans move toward a carrot-and-stick approach to trying to break the funding stalemate.
While Thune continues to insist he won’t negotiate on the substance of a deal to extend soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies while the government is closed, he…
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