Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Monday said the record-long government shutdown had spotlighted the issue of expiring Obamacare subsidies and made clear where each party stands. “Republicans now own this health care crisis. They knew it was coming. We wanted to fix it. Republicans said no, and it’s on them,” he said. “When people’s out-of-pocket costs double or triple very soon, Americans will know Republicans made it happen.” Sen. Schumer opposed the bipartisan deal struck by ran

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Monday urged House members to begin returning to the Capitol after a more than 50-day recess as the chamber prepares to vote later this week on an agreement to end the record-long government shutdown. “Air travel has been grinding to a halt in many places, and as of Sunday, nearly half of all domestic flights, U.S. flights, were either canceled or delayed,” he said. “I’m stating the obvious to all my colleagues, Republicans and Democrats in the House, you need to b

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) projected confidence Wednesday ahead of a House vote to end the record-long government shutdown, now in its 43rd day. “We believe the long national nightmare will be over tonight,” he told reporters. “It was completely and utterly foolish and pointless in the end, as we said all along.” The speaker predicted that he’ll have the votes to approve the Senate-passed government funding package. “We’re very optimistic about the vote tally tonight. We think this is going to