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About. so again, i don't know that that's exactly what's being proposed. my simple point is this. i think democrats in the senate, in the house are prepared to talk about anything. i'm prepared to talk about anything. they can design whatever formats they want. what is not fair and will not result in an actual deal is ransom taking or hostage taking and the expectation that democrats are paying ransom or providing concessions for the mere act of reopening the government or paying our bills. those are not things that you do for me. they're not things that you do for the democrats. >> but is the...