They need the insurance money?
Trump threatened to keep the government closed for ‘months or even years,’ Schumer says
Democrats emerge from a meeting at the White House showing little optimism about ending a government shutdown.
Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer call on Republicans to temporarily reopen the government while they try to break an impasse over President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/04/trump-threatened-to-keep-the-government-closed-for-months-or-even-years-schumer-says.html