Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said on Wednesday he thinks Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) would engage in “sincere” talks about extending the enhanced ObamaCare tax credits once the government reopens.

Fetterman — who came out on Tuesday in favor of the GOP “nuking” the Senate filibuster to pass a bill to reopen the government — said it’s important for senators simultaneously to prioritize funding the government while pushing for the health care subsidies at the center of the ongoing shutdown standoff.

“Two things must be true at this time: Keeping the government open is our core responsibility as a senator — I mean, that must be open — and then we would negotiate to extend those tax credits,” Fetterman told Cory Smith and Hillary Howard on “Sunrise on the Hill” on Wednesday.

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