House shutdown vote: Johnson working to pass Democrat-opposed bill

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00:00The longest government shutdown in history could finally come to an end Wednesday afternoon.

00:05The resolution to keep the government funded through January 30th passed the Senate,

00:10but can it pass the House of Representatives?

00:12Here's a breakdown of what to expect during the crucial vote.

00:17I'm thankful to welcome you to what appears to be the beginning of the end

00:22of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, as shameful as that is.

00:26All right, here we are 41 days later, and Congress is about to take its final step to reopening the government.

00:32The House will vote on a new bill that temporarily funds the entire government through the end of January,

00:38but it also funds SNAP Food Assistance, the VA, Department of Agriculture,

00:43and the Legislative Branch for all of fiscal year 2026.

00:46When the House passed the continuing resolution on September 19th, it was a party-line vote.

00:51All but two Republicans voted in favor, all but one Democrat voted against.

00:55The bill is passed.

00:57So will they be able to pass the new Senate version Wednesday afternoon?

01:01To put it simply, if this is going to get approved for every Republican that decides to change their vote to no,

01:07they'll need a Democrat to change their vote to yes.

01:11Officially, House Democratic leadership is urging their members to vote no.

01:15They say they won't support something that doesn't renew Affordable Care Act tax credits.

01:21They tried to get them extended for three years.

01:23Because of the Republican refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis that already exists,

01:31that they failed to address, health care for people all across this country is on the brink of becoming unaffordable.

01:40There are a handful of Purple District Democrats, or those not running for re-election, who could break ranks and vote for the bill.

01:48According to reports, they include Congressman Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez,

01:53and Congresswoman Marie Gluzenkamp-Perez and Susie Lee.

01:57Main Congressman Jared Golden voted yes the first time and is expected to remain a yes.

02:02These are the Republicans who could vote no.

02:04Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massey, Victoria Sparks, and Warren Davidson.

02:08If they all vote as mentioned, the bill should still pass and the shutdown will end.

02:13After the bill makes it through the House, it still needs to be signed by the President,

02:17but in urgent situations like this one, legislation has quickly been driven down Pennsylvania Avenue

02:23so the President can sign it immediately.

02:26I'm Ray Bogan for Straight Hour News.

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