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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Republicans are winning the messaging war over the ongoing government shutdown and urged his conference to keep the heat on congressional Democrats during a private call with lawmakers on Saturday.
The call came on the fourth day of the shutdown, a day after Senate Democrats again rejected a GOP-led plan to keep federal agencies funded through Nov. 21.
During the call, Johnson and other House GOP leaders urged fellow Republicans to use this next week in their districts to tell constituents about what the ongoing shutdown means for them, Fox News Digital was told.
The House speaker expressed confidence that the shutdown would end quickly if Republicans “hold the line,” Fox News Digital was told, and praised the House GOP’s unity so far amid the fallout.
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Republicans led by Speaker Mike Johnson and Democrats led by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are trading blame over the current government shutdown. (Associated Press )
Johnson also told Republicans toward the end of the call that the House would return only after Senate Democrats voted to reopen the government, a source said.
House and Senate GOP leaders have signaled that they will not budge from their current federal funding proposal, a short-term spending bill called a continuing resolution (CR) that would keep spending levels roughly flat for seven weeks.
That measure passed the House — largely along party lines — Sept. 19. The House has since been out of session in a bid to put pressure on Senate Democrats to accept the plan.
It is also why Johnson opted on Friday to designate the next week as a district work period, canceling a previously planned legislative session from Tuesday through Friday.
Johnson told House Republicans on the call Saturday that it was the best way to prevent “Democrat disruptions,” Fox News Digital was told.
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