Senate Reject Measures to End Shutdown; House GOP to Extend Recess Through Oct. 13

Johnson keeps House in recess to pressure Schumer on shutdown

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will keep the House in recess for a third straight week to put maximum pressure on the Senate to pass its plan to end the government shutdown. House GOP leadership plans on holding a member call at 11 a.m. Saturday to talk about the next steps, the Washington Examiner learned. “The House will come back into session and do its work as soon as Chuck Schumer allows us to reopen the government,” Johnson said at a press co…

BREAKING: House Republicans Extend Weeks Long Vacation Amid GOP Shutdown

Mike Johnson cancels votes for another week, refusing to solve the Republican health care crisis On day three of the Republican Shutdown, Mike Johnson and House Republicans announced they would NOT return to Congress next week. For weeks, the GOP-controlled House has refused to hold a single vote to fix the health care crisis they created. DCCC Spokesperson Justin Chermol: “Speaker Johnson is rolling over and the so-called moderate House Republ…

House extends recess until next week amid shutdown

The House district work period will stretch from Tuesday, Oct. 7 through the following Monday, Oct. 13.

Senate reject measures to end shutdown; House GOP to extend recess through Oct. 13

Senate Democrats and Republicans on Friday failed to pass competing bills to fund the government, extending the shutdown into next week. The measures were expected to fail. Shortly after the failed votes, the House GOP said it would extend its recess through Oct. 13, a move to put pressure on Senate Democrats. Senate Democrats have said the House GOP should be at the Capitol to negotiate a new deal, so the decision increases the likelihood the s…

Mike Johnson keeps the House in recess to keep pressure on the upper chamber

House GOP leadership plans on holding a member call at 11 a.m. Saturday to talk about the next steps, the Washington Examiner learned. “The House will come back into session and do its work as soon as Chuck Schumer allows us to reopen the government,” Johnson said at a press conference Friday before it was... The post Mike Johnson keeps the House in recess to keep pressure on the upper chamber appeared first on Daily Truth Report • DailyTruthRep…