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The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month.
Millions of people could lose food aid benefits, health care subsidies are set to expire and there are few real talks between the parties over how to end it.
President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday that he “won't be extorted” by Democrats who are demanding negotiations to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies that expire at the end of the year for millions of Americans.
Echoing congressional Republicans, the president said on CBS's 60 Minutes that he will only negotiate when the government is reopened.
open image in gallery Donald Trump being interviewed by Norah O'Donnell for 60 Minutes ( 60 Minutes / X )
Trump’s comments signal that the shutdown could continue to drag on for some time as federal workers, including air traffic cont
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