Mike Johnson

Following the precedent.

As soon as she wants.

You need to begin, right now, returning to the Hill.

At the very moment that they do that final vote, I will call all House members to return as quickly as possible.

They are doing some of their best work in the district, helping their constituents navigate this crisis.

We did our job. We had that vote.

As I’ve said time and time again, I don’t have anything to negotiate with.

People say, why aren’t you negotiating with Schumer and Jeffries? I quite literally have nothing to negotiate.

When Congress decides to turn off the lights, it shifts the authority to the executive branch. That is how it works.

You can see it is pretty empty around here.

I do believe that the demographic shift that we were able to see and experience in the 2024 election will hold

I’m not promising anybody anything.

They’ve handed the keys to the kingdom to the Marxist. He will destroy it.

There’s no surprises. What happened last night was blue states and blue cities voted blue.

No, because we did our job, and I’m not part of the negotiation.

Somebody said this is the 'Seinfeld' shutdown.

It’s not something where four people can go in a smoke-filled room in the back and make a deal on.

Working families watching this play out have a right to know that socialism and communism are not just confined in New York City.

The biggest win for socialism in US history and the biggest loss for the American people.

He won’t have four years. He’ll have only two because they will move to impeach him.

If we lose the majority in the House, and this radical element of the Democrat party were able to take over, we’ve already seen that movie.

There’s no surprises. What happened last night was blue states and blue cities voted blue.

No one wins in a government shutdown.

There are millions of Americans … that are bracing themselves for further pain and hardship.

He won’t have four years, he’ll have only two.