Mike Johnson Applauds Eight Senators Who Broke Ranks With Democrats to End ‘Long National Nightmare’

Alex Griffing Nov 10th, 2025, 10:35 am

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) made a public statement on Monday following the U.S. Senate’s vote to advance legislation to fund the government and end the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Johnson praised the seven Democrats and one independent senator who broke ranks with the Democrats to vote for the compromise funding measure, while announcing that the “long national nightmare” is over.

“Air travel has been grinding to a halt in many places, and as of Sunday, nearly half of all domestic flights in U.S. were either canceled or delayed. It’s a very serious situation, so I’m saying that by way of reminder—I’m stating the obvious to all

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