Pressure growing on Johnson to call House back amid shutdown fight

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

10/12/25 6:00 AM ET


House GOP leaders are facing increasing pressure to bring the chamber back to Washington amid a shutdown fight with no end in sight. A growing number of GOP lawmakers are voicing frustrations with their leadership for prolonging the House recess, warning that the optics surrounding that inactivity could backfire on the party to the benefit of Democrats.

The rumbling is creating a headache for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his leadership team, who have made canceling votes a central part of the Republicans’ shutdown strategy. In doing so, they’re betting that an empty House will pile pressure on Senate Democrats to drop their opposition to a GOP spending bill and help reopen the government.

But as the shutdown crept into its second week, neither side has given an inch, causing federal workers to receive diminished paychecks on Friday and threatening a similar pay squeeze on military personnel, who are at risk of missing their first scheduled paycheck next Wednesday.

Those pressure points have only amplified the calls from within the GOP conference for Johnson to reconvene the chamber, if only to move legislation to ensure the troops are compensated.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5550435-pressure-mike-johnson-house-shutdown/

[JustAnotherGen]

1. Good, bad, indifferent

Thune could end this today. He's afraid to make this a magapub ONLY thing.

They shouldn't have listened to President Miller when he told them to not allow any input from Democrats. Ditto little pedo Johnson.

They chose this. Since Vice President Vogt is firing public employees - there's not going to a be Government to Re-Open. Might as well stay shut.

[littlemissmartypants]

2. Someone should have crushed Magical Thinking Mike's...

Head it the door when he was slamming it shut closing down the government.

Metaphorically speaking. 😉




🌞 Good morning, BRDS.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. The tides and headwinds are turning!

And good morning to you!

[underpants]

3. If he does he can't avoid swearing in Grijalva

Hello! Epstein files!

[zanana1]

7. I hope so.

I read somewhere that he can avoid swearing her in for as long as he wants. I hope that isn't true. Sorry I don't have the source for that; my brain is easily distracted by the latest GOP outrage.

[valleyrogue]

14. I am sure somebody else could do it. n/t

[AllaN01Bear]

10. ding.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. Showing once and for all, Mikey J SHUT down the Government.

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Because the ramifications of the "Big Beautiful Bill" is affecting not only Democratic Party voters, but MORE of Republican voters in states that heavily rely on government handouts(WELFARE from higher taxed Blue States).

[PSPS]

6. Even more than that is the epstein files. They know that will destroy trump.

[Attilatheblond]

8. Outing people beyond Trump will also destroy a lot of the power to blackmail/extort a lot of other powerful people

It will not only destroy Trump, but those whose power depends on their ability to blackmail/extort many others. It goes WAY beyond Trump.

[valleyrogue]

15. Probably more likely they would destroy the rich donors on whom the radical right GOP depends. n/t

[Attilatheblond]

9. Mike Johnson is NOT a leader. At best, he is an ass kissing lieutenant, a low level mob operative

And he sees he is failing at his assignment, therefore soon to be irrelevant. Useless mob operatives do not have good futures ahead of them.

[DallasNE]

11. Trump Has Already Announced He Will Pay The Troops

I presume he will use tariff funds for that. My guess is he will use tariff money for a lot of other stuff to. Soon Congress will be totally irrelevan so no need to call them back.

[Autumn]

20. There are no tariff funds.

[usonian]

12. When Hell Freezes Over

And that makes it a real cozy place for 🧊🧊🧊🧊

[republianmushroom]

13. Do your job little mikey.

[Katcat]

16. In a just world

Their pay would be docked for hours, days, weeks and months not worked

[Buddyzbuddy]

17. Question. Since Congress ostensibly recessed to do district work at the behest of Speaker Johnson,

how many townhalls or constituent speaking engagements did the Rebublican led Congress actually hold?

[BumRushDaShow]

18. Their dear House leader

told them not to have them. So I expect any that still want to do them, would do them virtually and/or as a "telephone town hall".

[Buddyzbuddy]

19. Thank you, I suspected as much.