'We were gone far too long.' House members reflect on longest shutdown.
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After narrowly approving a stopgap funding bill to end the government shutdown last night, the House of Representatives adjourned for the remainder of the week – marking one full day in session after being out for 54 days.
The Wednesday vote was the first time House members voted since House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., sent members home after the chamber passed its initial version of a continuing resolution in mid-September.
"The House did its job," Johnson said on the third day of the shutdown when asked why he wasn't having members stay in town. "The House will come back into session and do its work as soon as [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer
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