SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – While many youth across the region were home enjoying their fall break, a handful of young people joined a protest meant to grab the attention of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson at his congressional office on Wednesday,

House Speaker Johnson is in Washington, D.C., as the government shutdown continues into its second week, but that did not stop a local group of activists from protesting Congress's inability to reach an agreement to end the shutdown. Speaker Johnson and his party contend that the Democrats are at fault for the shutdown. Oppositely, Democrats argue that the GOP's desire for additional cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act is a reason they won't support the proposed continuing resolution.

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