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They say the law gives them an opportunity to negotiate their pay and other terms of their agreements with the companies.

She blames the Republican party for the government shutdown, saying, “If they want to keep the government open, they would have, they would have negotiated with Democrats, but they chose not to.”

Chasing such a low total meant their net run-rate would be boosted regardless of how hard they attacked, and there were very few risks taken as they negotiated the experienced Kapp in the opening spell.

House Speaker Mike Johnson called Democrats "selfish", dubbed it the "Democrat shutdown", and said he would not negotiate on adding insurance subsidies – or other measures - to government funding.

Democrats have said they allowed the government to shut down in an attempt to negotiate to save healthcare benefits for lower-income Americans.