Johnson warns that the government shutdown may become the longest in US history

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Los Angeles, issued a stark warning during a press conference on Monday, the 13th day of the convention. Government shutdown.

“We are headed toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history unless Democrats abandon their partisan demands and pass a clean, unfettered budget to reopen the government and pay our federal workers,” the House leader said.

The government went into a shutdown nearly two weeks ago on Oct. 1 after Senate Democrats rejected the GOP’s federal funding plan. Since then, they have blocked consideration of the same bill six more times.

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During his news conference, Johnson referenced former President Barack Obama, who told a crowd more than a decade ago: “There is only one way out of this reckless and destructive Republican shutdown: Congress must pass a budget that funds our government without any partisan constraints.”

“What you just read was a direct quote. Those are not my words. They belong to President Barack Obama. He was speaking there in 2013 when our government was shut down for 16 days,” he said. “This will be the third-longest government shutdown in American history.”

“If Democrats continue their obstructionism here today, that’s where we’re headed,” he added.

the Longer shutdown In US history, it lasted 35 days between December 2018 and January 2019, during President Donald Trump’s first term.

The second longest shutdown was 21 days under former President Bill Clinton between December 1995 and January 1996, followed by the shutdown under Obama.

At this point, the 2025 closure is the fifth longest in history, after the 1978 closure under former President Jimmy Carter.

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Republicans have proposed a seven-week bill to extend federal funding levels for fiscal year 2025 through November 21, called a continuing resolution (CR). It is intended to give congressional negotiators more time to reach a long-term agreement on fiscal year 2026, which began on October 1.

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It is largely devoid of policy contestants — except for an additional $88 million in security funding for lawmakers, the White House and the judiciary — and has bipartisan support.

The law passed the House of Representatives along mostly party lines on September 19. But Democrats in the House and Senate have been largely angered by being sidelined in federal funding talks and are now demanding that any spending deal also include an extension of the COVID-19 pandemic. Boosting Obamacare subsidies Which is scheduled to expire at the end of this year.