Johnson Says House Will Not Return Until Senate Approves Stopgap Bill

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, imposing mass layoffs instead of 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.

A growing number of House Republicans are breaking with Speaker Johnson, warning his shutdown strategy is endangering Americans. Health care costs are soaring, military paychecks are delayed, and critical services are stalled. Representatives like Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.), and Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) say the House must reconvene to fund troops and restore essential services, arguing Johnson and Senate GOP leadership are letting the government shutdown spiral while Americans — of all political stripes — suffer.