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Few people have embodied Republican resolve during the Schumer Shutdown more than House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). From day one, Johnson has stood firm, calmly and consistently reminding the American people that Democrats are the ones responsible for grinding the government to a halt.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s made it clear this wasn\u2019t about governing \u2014 it was about political \u201cleverage\u201d and keeping the party\u2019s far-left fringe happy. While Democrats played games, Johnson kept the focus where it belonged: on reopening the government responsibly and exposing the cynical motives behind the shutdown.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter this weekend\u2019s \u2018Hate America\u2019 rallies co-sponsored by the Communist Party, I thought [Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) would] finally do the right thing. But he\u2019s still too terrified of his radical base \u2014 even admitting he\u2019ll keep the government shut down while hardworking Americans suffer,\u201d Johnson said at the time, which was day 23 of the Schumer Shutdown.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday night \u2014 two days after a small group of Senate Democrats finally broke ranks to start ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history \u2014 the House of Representatives followed suit, voting 222\u2013209 to take the next-to-last step toward ending the Schumer Shutdown. Six Democrats crossed party lines to join the GOP majority in voting to reopen the government, while two Republicans sided with Democrats in opposition.<\/p>\n
Before getting to Speaker Johnson\u2019s post-vote remarks, let\u2019s take a quick look at the roll call \u2014 the Democrats who defied party leadership to end the shutdown, and the two Republicans who inexplicably voted with the Left to keep it going:<\/p>\n
Good on these Democrats for defying their \u201cTemu Obama\u201d leader, Hakeem Jeffries.<\/p>\n
Speaking to reporters after the vote, Speaker Johnson delivered the most important reminder of all: none of this chaos ever had to happen. He pointed out that House Republicans had already passed a clean continuing resolution back on September 19 \u2014 one that included no GOP wish-list items and was simply meant to \u201ckeep the lights on\u201d so both parties could debate their priorities through the normal legislative process.<\/p>\n
In plain English, this entire shutdown was a Democrat-made disaster. It was engineered and prolonged by House and Senate Democrats, led by Jeffries (D-NY) and Chuck Schumer \u2014 the same pair now pretending to be the heroes for ending the mess they created in the first place:<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the official statement from the GOP leadership,\u00a0which provided more details:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Democrat Shutdown is finally over thanks to House and Senate Republicans. There is absolutely no question now that Democrats are responsible for millions of American families going hungry, millions of travelers left stranded in airports, and our troops left wondering if they would receive their next paycheck. It was the Democrat Party that voted 15 times to keep the government closed and force the longest shutdown in U.S. history.<\/p>\n\n