Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is canceling scheduled House votes next week, intensifying Republican pressure on Senate Democrats who continue to block the GOP’s plan to reopen the government, The Hill reported.
The move, announced Friday, designates Oct. 7-13 as a “district work period” and halts House floor activity until Democrats agree to consider the continuing resolution.
That measure would fund the government for another seven weeks. Democrats have rejected it multiple times, insisting on added provisions such as extended healthcare subsidies, and voted it down again on Friday.
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