that's also been the position of the white house over the course of the last several days as negotiations were ongoing. their position when you talk to officials is not to meddle too much from their position at the white house. but, of course, significant calls today. president biden speaking with house speaker kevin mccarthy at 6:00 today. we know that call is now over. but they have only spoken a handful of times since these negotiations started. so it marked an important moment that they were getting on the phone after around-the-clock talks between negotiators. that wasn't the only call president biden had. he also spoke with jeffreys and schumer. to your point earlier, as you were discussing, it's not just about reaching a deal with republicans, but making sure there is enough consensus among democrats with whatever they do reach. and those work requirements have been a critical sticking point. in a statement yesterday, a

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