House Democrat Declares, ‘Mike Johnson Has Effectively Dissolved the United States House of Representatives’

Michael Luciano Oct 24th, 2025, 9:11 pm

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has “effectively dissolved” the House.

The House remains out of session amid the ongoing shutdown that began on Oct. 1. Ahead of the shutdown, the House passed a continuing resolution to fund the government beyond that date, but the legislation stalled in the Senate, where it failed to notch the necessary 60-vote procedural threshold. Seven votes are needed from Democrats, who are demanding an extension of healthcare premium subsidies for Obamacare recipients. So far, congressional Republicans have not budged.

Johnson said on Thursday that bringing the House back into session

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