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Prospects are swiftly fading on Capitol Hill for a deal this week to end the longest government shutdown in US history despite warnings of worsening flight disruptions and mounting concerns about food aid for low-income Americans.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he’s less optimistic about bipartisan negotiations in the Senate, where Democrats have demanded that Republicans address expiring health care subsidies in exchange for their votes to reopen the government.
Several Senate Democrats, including moderates in talks with Republicans to end the shutdown and more progressive colleagues who demanded that the party hold the line, met Thursday morning in Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office.
Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall is in for Kailey. Joe and Tyler speak with:
- Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens of Michigan.
- ROKK Solutions Senior Vice President Lisa Camooso Miller and Fordham University Department of Political Science Associate Chair Christina Greer.
- Republican Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas.
- Republican Congressman Sam Graves of Missouri.
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