Mike Johnson Says He’s Been Talking to Patty Murray

Mike Johnson Says He’s Been Talking to Patty Murray

Speaker Mike Johnson said that he spoke to Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) over the weekend and assured her the House would pass spending bills if the federal government reopens, Punchbowl News reports. Said Johnson: “I told her it is my full intention that if we break this impasse and we put these bills together — we have three of them in conference committee right now — whatever the conference committee comes up with, I will put on the floor. I’m rea…

Mike Johnson: Let's Get Washington Working Again

Amid partisan gridlock in Congress that has shut the government down, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has closed the House of Representatives’ doors for the time being. The chamber has not voted since mid-September, and Johnson has signaled his intention to wait on the Senate to reopen the government. But he told reporters Monday that his strong-armed approach is actually an attempt to make Washington function again. “I’m anxious to get my fol…

Mike Johnson: Let’s Get Washington Working Again

Amid partisan gridlock in Congress that has shut the government down, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has closed the House of Representative’s doors for the time being. The chamber has not voted since mid-September, and Johnson has signaled his intention to wait on the Senate to reopen the…