Mike Johnson Claims He Doesn’t Want to Interrupt ‘Meaningful Work’ Lawmakers Are Doing in Their Districts

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Oct 27th, 2025, 11:44 am

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) claimed Monday that he doesn’t want to call Republicans back to Washington, D.C. during the government shutdown because they’re doing “some of the most meaningful work” of their careers in their districts.

CNN’s Manu Raju asked Johnson, “Even during a government shutdown, House committees can still meet…So, why not do that, rather than have members back home in their districts? Why not bring them back to do the work they were elected to do ?”

“So, we’re evaluating this day by day,” Johnson began at a press conference Monday morning. “The House did its work…and the most important thing is to g

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