'Master negotiator' or 'nonentity'? Kushner thrusts himself into middle of shutdown talks.

‘Master negotiator’ or ‘nonentity’? Kushner thrusts himself into middle of shutdown talks.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/master-negotiator-or-nonentity-kushner-thrusts-himself-into-middle-of-shutdown-debate/2019/01/23/a8b5bf42-1e69-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html?utm_term=.c22200b81318

By Josh Dawsey and Robert Costa at the Washington Post

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a key moderate who has called for the government to reopen, said Wednesday that Kushner “doesn’t have the experience” of Pence, a former House member, and others involved in the discussions.

“That does doesn’t mean he’s not helpful or he’s not effective, but there is a difference there,” Murkowski said, adding, “It’s really hard to understand the dynamics unless you’ve really been immersed in this.”

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.), the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, said Kushner’s role in criminal-justice discussions was constructive but that the shutdown is a far more “difficult situation” for him.

“To the extent he can build upon that, perhaps he can be helpful,” Jeffries said. “But he’s going to have to move off the notion that Democrats are going to pay a $5.7 billion ransom note.”

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