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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., got into a tense confrontation with two Democrat senators outside his office on Wednesday as anxiety runs high on Capitol Hill on Day 8 of the government shutdown.

Sens. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., gathered reporters outside Johnson’s office in a bid to publicly pressure the House speaker to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., who won a special election last month to fill her late father’s seat.

Johnson appeared to catch the Democrats by surprise when he crashed their media gaggle.

“Reopen the government so we can get back to work,” he said in response to Gallego asking about Grijalva’s swearing-in.

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