California Reps. Scott Peters (D) and Kevin Kiley (R) are pressing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to call lawmakers back to Washington as the government shutdown persists into a second month — leaving legislative business largely on hold.

“We need to be talking," Peters said during an appearance on NewsNation's "The Hill" with host Chris Stirewalt. "I've been through three long shutdowns. This is the first time Congress has shut down."

"In previous shutdowns, we had to be in Washington, D.C. We couldn't go home. They would call votes to keep us there," he continued. "They wouldn't let us fly home on our government ticket," Peters continued. "We'd have to pay out of our pockets."

"So, that created an atmosphere where we were talking every day about how to end this," Peters added. "Sp

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