WASHINGTON — On Day 13 of the government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., insisted the only way for it to end is to pass the Republicans’ bill. On Tuesday, the Senate will vote for an eighth time on dueling funding proposals to reopen the government.

“This marks the third week that Democrats have blocked paychecks to our troops,” Johnson said at a news conference at the Capitol Monday. “They’ve blocked pay for 2.2 million federal workers, and they held critical services that the American people rely upon in limbo.”

Last Thursday saw a seventh round of failed votes in the Senate on competing bills to fund the government. Neither the Republican measure nor the Democratic proposal came close to gaining the 60 votes needed to advance. Republicans control the Senate but do not hav

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