5549384 Johnson House Closed Government Shutdown
The Hill
Speaker Mike Johnson’s no-show shutdown strategy is a calculated move to pressure Senate Democrats to act on the funding bill his chamber passed three weeks ago. By keeping members physically apart during high tensions, he avoids chaos on the floor while Democrats continue to block government reopening. GOP lawmakers must now hold firm to protect taxpayers from radical Democrat demands and ensure Democrats are held accountable for keeping the government closed, stalling services, and engaging in bad-faith negotiating.
Speaker Johnson chose vacation over addressing the healthcare crisis, leaving Americans across the country at risk of losing insurance and seeing premiums skyrocket — 85,000 in his own state alone. He’s keeping the government shut down rather than calling back House Republicans to protect military paychecks and essential services. Democrats are ready to negotiate a bipartisan deal to reopen the government and safeguard affordable health care, yet Johnson continues to delay action, leaving Americans to suffer.
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