WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republicans will listen to Democrats’ concerns about looming spikes in health insurance premiums — but only after a sufficient number of senators in the minority party vote to reopen the government, with no guarantee of getting something in return.

That’s according to the U.S. Senate Republican leadership team including John Barrasso of Wyoming, who said Wednesday there is no end in sight to the 22-day shutdown because a resolution “is entirely up to Senate Democrats.”

“President Trump and Senate Republicans have made it abundantly clear we are willing to negotiate with Democrats, but they have to open up the government first,” Barrasso told Cowboy State Daily.

But Senate Democrats know they will have no cards left to play if they help the GOP reach the supermajority

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