U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) speaks at the annual March for Life in Washington, DC, on January 23, 2026.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that the House will consider the Senate-approved spending package this week and believes it has the votes to end the partial government shutdown by Tuesday.
“Let’s say we’re confident that we can do it by at least Tuesday,” the Louisiana Republican said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
The U.S. government was partially shut down Saturday morning after Congress failed to approve a spending package and send it to President Donald Trump by a Jan. 30 deadline.
Senate Democrats called for changes to the bill originally passed by the House of Representatives after two Americans were shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Minnesota. Democrats ultimately stripped funding for the Department of Homeland Security from the package and replaced it with a two-week stopgap. The revised package now needs to be reauthorized by the House of Representatives.
The House is scheduled to begin considering the bill on Monday. The House Rules Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, the first step in the process.
Johnson said he was not counting on Democratic support to quickly implement the bill under “suspension of rules”, which requires a two-thirds majority in the House of Commons.
“There’s the logistical challenge of getting everyone on the streets. Thanks to my conversations with (Democratic leader) Hakeem Jeffries, we know we’re going to have to set the rules and we’re probably going to have to do this pretty much on our own,” Johnson said.
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