Johnson Calls Potential Layoffs ‘a Regrettable Situation that the President Does Not Want’
- On Monday, the partial closure of the federal government continued for a sixth consecutive day, with legislators making little headway in resolving the stalemate.
- The prolonged stalemate followed last week's failure to reach a budget agreement, with both parties digging in over healthcare subsidies and spending levels.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted the House has fulfilled its role and called on Senate Democrats to 'stop the madness' and take action.
- On Friday, the Senate was unable to secure the 60 votes required to overcome a filibuster and move forward with a Republican measure aimed at reopening the government.
- As the Senate prepares for another vote, the threat of federal worker layoffs and deepening economic uncertainty continues to put pressure on both parties.
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Duncan BannerOklahoma Voice: Government shutdown rolls on after US Senate deadlocks again
WASHINGTON — An agreement to reopen the federal government was nowhere in sight Friday after U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans failed Friday, for the fourth time, to move on a deal and House Speaker Mike Johnson announced he won’t bring…
Johnson Calls on Democrats to ‘Do the Right Thing’ on Shutdown
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, at a press conference on Tuesday, decried Senate Democrats’ refusal to vote to end the government shutdown. “We only have 53 Republicans, and so we have to have a handful of Democrats who will wake up and do the right thing and stop inflicting pain on the American people so that they can score political points,” Johnson, R-La., said. The federal government has been shut down since Oct. 1 after Senate Democrats …
Who will ‘cave’ in the government shutdown standoff? Ex-GOP insider makes bold prediction
As the U.S. government entered its sixth day of a federal shutdown on Monday, a former GOP insider predicted how it will come to an end while both parties continue trading blame.
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