Mike Johnsonâs House Shutdown: âWhy Even Show Up?â Edition
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has mastered the art of corporal absence by shutting down the idea of bringing the House back before the Senate passes a government funding bill. Since Sept. 19, the House hasnât voted on anything except a clean continuing resolution extending funding to Nov. 21. Johnson dismissed calling them back as a 'futile exercise,' claiming Chuck Schumer would mock and spike any new measure faster than a TikTok trend dies. Despite warnings of an oncoming funding cliff, Johnson insists the House 'had done its job' and that 'it doesnât matter what we do.' Even GOP lawmakers are throwing shade, frustrated by this extended DC chill session disguised as governance. Meanwhile, the Senateâs own failure streak has hit week 14, making this the political equivalent of watching two spiders fight over a crumb, not planning to clean up anytime soon.
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Mike Johnsonâs strategy for avoiding work: stay home, collect paycheck, claim âit doesnât matter what we pass,â and let Chuck Schumer be the villain. Thatâs not governance, thatâs congressional hide and seek, with zero seekers.
The House hasnât voted since Sept. 19 and plans to keep it that way. If this shutdown were a Netflix series, itâd be called âThe Remotest Control: House Edition.â
Mike Johnson says bringing the House back is 'futile' because Senate spoilers will block everything anyway. So Congress basically invented ghosting as policy.
Source: Axios | Published: 10/29/2025 | Author: Kate Santaliz
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