Mike Johnsonâs House Shutdown: Fewer Days Than Pandemic, More Drama
In 2025, the House has voted an astounding 87 days so farâbarely scraping past 2021âs COVID lockdown slump and crushing the previous 2-decade off-year record of inactivity. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is basically Ghosting D.C., turning political drama into a remote controlled disaster by keeping lawmakers out when tensions flare, like a toddler sent to timeout. Despite some GOP brat tantrums about being sidelined, Johnsonâs got daily press briefings (except Fridaysâbecause even the boss needs a Netflix day). Meanwhile, Republicans insist mowing lawns and cuddling with constituents isnât a vacation. Quote highlight: Lisa McClain bragging about park cleanups and Marjorie Taylor Greene panicking over undone ACA subsidy talks before open enrollment. And Kevin Kiley reminds us: Congress isnât a social clubâexcept when it is, apparently.
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Mike Johnson turned Congress into a part-time hobby: 87 days voted in 2025, fewer than a pandemic year, while reps binge local events and park cleanups, pretending itâs legislative hustle, not a tax-payer funded staycation.
Nothing says leadership like debating governance... except from 1,500 miles away. Mike Johnsonâs House shutdown plan: if you canât fix it, just donât show up.
House GOPâs new motto: 'We came, we saw, we volunteered at food banks instead of voting.' Who knew governing was just community service in disguise?
Source: Axios | Published: 10/24/2025 | Author: Kate Santaliz
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