Speaker Mike Johnson sounded off to Fox News Digital after the Senate broke its impasse on the government shutdown.
Speaker Mike Johnson sounded off to Fox News Digital after the Senate broke its impasse on the government shutdown.
EXCLUSIVE: Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is glad the Senate finally managed to break through its weeks-long standoff on the government shutdown, he told Fox News Digital on Monday morning.
“It’s a great development. It’s long overdue. It vindicates our position in this all along,” the House leader said.
He added that he would have “a lot more to say at a press conference this morning.”
Asked how soon the House would return to session, Johnson said, “Immediately.”
“We’re going to get everybody back on a 36-hour notice, so it’ll be happening early this week,” Johnson said.
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