Press Releases

WASHINGTON — This evening, after Senate Democrats rejected the clean, short-term, nonpartisan continuing resolution to fund the government for the sixth time, Speaker Johnson joined The Lead on CNN, Balance of Power on Bloomberg TV, and Hannity on Fox News to discuss the government shutdown’s harmful effects on everyday Americans. Speaker… Read more »

WASHINGTON — As the Democrat Government Shutdown crosses one week, Speaker Johnson held another press conference in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol to remind the American people – and the mainstream media – that Chuck Schumer has spent nearly half a century in Congress and has always advocated to keep the government open over partisan policy disputes. The only difference now is… Read more »

WASHINGTON — House Republicans did our job. Two weeks ago, the House passed a clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open — with 216 Republicans and one Democrat voting to fund the government. The measure now sits in the Senate, where it requires 60 votes to advance. There are only 53 Republican Senators. Instead of joining House and… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Democrats have chosen a government shutdown over the American people. Instead of joining Republicans in passing a clean, responsible continuing resolution to keep the government open, Democrats are siding with their far-left base — demanding $1.5 trillion in new partisan spending and nearly $200 billion in taxpayer benefits… Read more »

WASHINGTON — On Day Six of the Democrat government shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a solo press conference in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol to remind the American people that Democrats – and Democrats alone – hold the power to end their shutdown and reopen the government. Watch Speaker Johnson’s full remarks here. On Senate Democrats owning the government shutdown: The… Read more »

WASHINGTON — On Day Six of the Democrat government shutdown, Speaker Johnson joined the Clay and Buck Show, the Vince Show, and the Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss the consequences of the shutdown on everyday Americans. Listen to Speaker Johnson on Clay and Buck, on the Vince Show, and on the Hugh Hewitt Show. On Chuck Schumer’s fear of his Far-Left base: Chuck Schumer's a Far-Left… Read more »

WASHINGTON — On Day Five of the Democrat government shutdown, Speaker Johnson joined Meet the Press on NBC and Face the Nation on CBS to further debunk Democrat lies about their own counterproposal and remind liberal media hosts that it is Senate Democrats who bear responsibility for keeping the government closed. “The reason the government has closed is because… Read more »

WASHINGTON — On Day Three of the Democrat-led government shutdown, Speaker Johnson joined The Today Show on NBC, America’s Newsroom on Fox News, and Varney & Co on Fox Business. Watch Speaker Johnson on NBC, on Fox News, on Fox Business. On Democrats lying about providing funding for health care for illegal aliens: Welcome to day three of the Democrat shutdown. Chuck… Read more »

WASHINGTON — On Day Three of the Democrat-led government shutdown, Speaker Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune held a press conference in Statuary Hall to continue to urge Senate Democrats to do their job and vote to reopen the government. Watch Speaker Johnson’s full remarks here. Below are Speaker Johnson’s remarks as delivered: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Day… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson and House Republican Leadership held a press conference on Day Two of the Democrat-led government shutdown to highlight the Democrats’ lies about their own partisan counterproposal and address Democrat motivations for refusing to reopen the government. “Real pain is being inflicted upon the American people because 44 Democrats in the Senate have… Read more »