House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that the shutdown “has to end.”
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Johnson, a Republican, said it’s no surprise talks are picking up in the Senate on ways to end the government shutdown, particularly with SNAP food aid about to end Saturday.
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“We’re just fed up with it,” he said at his daily news conference at the Capitol, on day 30 of the shutdown. “Turn this thing back on.”
The speaker has kept the House out of legislative session for more than a month, a remarkable closure preventing other business during the shutdown.
