U.S. government shutdown: ‘National nightmare coming to end’: Johnson tells House members to begin returning to DC immediately – The Economic Times Video
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday urged House members to begin traveling to Washington, D.C., so they can vote as soon as possible on a Senate agreement that would end the longest U.S. government shutdown in history. Johnson, R-La., spoke to reporters a day after the Senate narrowly approved the first phase of a deal to reopen the government that was shut down Oct. 1. To end the shutdown, the House must approve any deal that survives Senate votes. President Donald Trump will need to sign it into law. Johnson told reporters he expected votes in the House of Representatives to take place this week, but did not specify a specific date. The Speaker said he would issue a formal notification 36 hours before the House vote. “There will be long days and long nights here for the foreseeable future to make up for all this lost time that has been forced upon us,” Johnson said.
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