(NEXSTAR) -- As the government shutdown reaches day 28, Nexstar sat down with California Democratic Rep. Josh Harder to weigh in on what he thinks it will take to end the standstill.

Harder says Republicans and Democrats need to negotiate as the shutdown approaches the longest in history.

"I think it's pretty easy to come to a deal, to imagine what a solution would look like. What's missing right now is the political will," Harder said.

The impasse centers on subsidies tied to the Affordable Care Act that expire at the end of the year. Democrats say without an extension, Americans' health care costs will spike. Republicans say they'll negotiate after Democrats vote to reopen the government.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said earlier this month that GOP lawmakers would have those discussio

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