House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) threw cold water on a possible new Dec. 19 funding deadline proposed by Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Susan Collins (R-ME), saying a lot of members have “PTSD” from Christmas funding deadlines.

The speaker also expressed support for a January deadline as part of a recent effort to reopen the government, while it stands just one day away from being the longest shutdown in history.

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