House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) accompanied by Vice President J.D. Vance, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, speaks during a press conference following a meeting between President Trump and Congressional Democratic leaders on funding the government, in Washington, DC on September 29, 2025.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday blasted Democrats for holding out against passing a stopgap funding bill that would avoid a shutdown of the U.S. government at the end of the day.
"They "need to come to their senses here, and do the right thing," Johnson, R-La., said during an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
He said that top Democrats — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — have "painted themselves into a corner" by making policy demands in exchange for passing a funding bill Tuesday.
Those demands, Johnson said, are irrelevant to the urgent need to pass that continuing resolution.
Democrats are insisting that any continuing resolution to keep the government funded in the near-term include an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Those credits, which lower the cost of health insurance premiums paid by millions of Americans who buy coverage on ACA exchanges, are due to expire at the end of 2025.
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