I think that was way out of line. I don't think that was a smart thing… and the House is going to reverse -- we are going to repeal that.

This outcome was totally foreseeable. I said this would be the outcome when all this began back in mid-September. They did it anyway.

We are gonna put that on the floor for [a] full vote next week, soon as we get back.

I was shocked by it, I was angry about it.

I was very angry about it. And a lot of my members called me and said: ‘Did you know about it?’

We're going to put that on the floor for a full vote next week, as soon as we get back.

I was very angry about it. I was and a lot of my members called me.

Millions of American families went without food on their table. You had millions of Americans stranded in airports, their flights canceled and delayed. You had troops and federal employees wondering where their next paycheck would come…

We are going to put that on the floor for full vote next week, soon as we get back.

I thank my friend, Chairman Cole, who has done an extraordinary job in this process. Mr. Speaker, we all know why we are here. House Democrats voted to shut down the government. It was 54 days ago when we had that vote. It was September…

I think it was a really bad look, and we’re going to fix it in the House.

Let’s get this done!

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

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

We did our job. We had that vote.

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

following the precedent.

as soon as she wants.

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

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

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

We look forward to the government reopening this week so Congress can get back to our regular legislative session.

You can see it is pretty empty around here.

Our long national nightmare is finally coming to an end, and we’re grateful for that.

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