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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is anticipating the House could vote to end the government shutdown as early as Wednesday, Fox News Digital is told.
The House GOP leader held a lawmaker-only call late on Monday morning where he urged Republicans to return to Washington as soon as possible for what is expected to be just a single day of voting before a full session week begins on Nov. 17.
“We’re going to plan on voting, on being here, at least by Wednesday,” Johnson said, Fox News Digital was told. “It is possible that things could shift a little bit later in the week, but right now we think we’re on track for a vote on Wednesday. So we need you here.”
He told House GOP lawmakers that the earliest possible vote he could anticipate would be on Wednesday morning, but he later shifted that estimate to the afternoon or evening that day given some Republicans’ schedules this week.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol on May 6, 2025, in Washington. (Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP Photo)
At least several House lawmakers would have to shift district events marking Veterans Day on Tuesday to return by Johnson’s deadline.
One Republican on the call said they would fly to D.C. early on Wednesday morning due to a large-scale event with military veterans the day prior, Fox News Digital was told.
Johnson signaled the House would not move to fast-track the legislation via suspension of the rules, which would bypass procedural hurdles in exchange for raising the passage threshold to two-thirds of the chamber.
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Fox News Digital was told the House Rules Committee, the final barrier before a chamber-wide vote, could consider the legislation as early as Tuesday.
It’s not a surprising move, given House Democratic leaders’ opposition to the bill.
Several House Democrats have also declared they will…
