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Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns
About 600,000 federal workers are furloughed amid a political deadlock over healthcare subsidies, risking the shutdown becoming the longest in U.S. history, Speaker Johnson said.
- On October 13, 2025, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson warned the shutdown could become the longest and said he `won't negotiate` until Democrats pause health-care demands.
- Health-Policy deadlock centers on Affordable Care Act subsidies expiring for 24 million Americans, with Democrats demanding extensions, Republicans delaying, and the Kaiser Family Foundation warning costs could double if payments lapse Dec. 31.
- Operationally, the shutdown has produced about 600,000 furloughed federal workers, about 1.3 million active-duty military missing paychecks Wednesday, over 4,000 fired employees and Smithsonian Institution closures.
- Short-Term fixes include the Pentagon tapping $8 billion to pay troops and Johnson thanking President Donald Trump for ensuring military pay this week, while layoffs face legal challenges from unions and Democratic leaders.
- With Congress stalled, the House of Representatives has been on recess since September 19 under Johnson, and the Senate’s 60-vote threshold with 53 Republican seats complicates passing a funding bill.
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Johnson Warns Current Government Shutdown Could Be Longest Ever
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Oct. 13 that he thinks the ongoing federal government shutdown might become the longest in the nation’s history, and that he “won’t negotiate” with Democrats until they abandon their health care demands to reopen. Speaking to reporters at the Capitol on the shutdown’s 13th day, Johnson said he wasn’t aware of the details surrounding the Trump administration laying off thousands of federal workers during…
·New York, United States
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Johnson says he ‘won’t negotiate’
WASHINGTON — Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicted Monday the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history, saying he “won’t negotiate” with Democrats until they hit pause on their health care demands and reopen.
·Billings, United States
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