Sen. Mark Kelly says government shutdown could wrap up this week if Republicans "sit down and have a negotiation with us
Source: CBS News
Updated on: October 19, 2025 / 12:52 PM EDT
Washington — Sen. Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, said Sunday that lawmakers could resolve the shutdown stalemate and reopen the government as soon as this week, urging Republicans to come to the negotiating table on health care subsidies.
"We should be able to wrap this up this week, if they will sit down and have a negotiation with us," Kelly said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."
Meanwhile, Republican Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama pressed Democrats to "do the right thing" and reopen the government first.
Democrats and Republicans remain dug in on their positions on Day 19 of the government shutdown, which has become the third-longest funding lapse in modern history. Last week, an effort to advance a House-passed measure to fund the government fell short of the 60 votes needed in the Senate for a tenth time, as Republicans sought to peel off support from Democrats. But they've been unable to win over additional support since the shutdown began, as most Democrats have demanded an extension of expiring health insurance tax credits as a condition for reopening the government.
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