Two weeks into the government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., remain publicly at odds, refusing to meet and instead trading accusations through the media, while both cast President Donald Trump as the eventual key to unlocking healthcare negotiations, Axios reported.
Thune says he has not phoned Schumer directly because he sees Schumer as boxed in.
“He’s got all these groups coming in this weekend and a base that’s unhappy and wants to see him fight Trump,” Thune told Axios.
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