Louisiana leaders in Washington release statements on vote to end government shutdown

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Washington has officially voted to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in history.

TALLY

Yea: 222 , including 6 Democrats

Nay: 209 , including 2 Republicans

Speaker Mike Johnson, Leader Steve Scalise, Whip Tom Emmer, and Chairwoman Lisa McClain released a joint statement after the vote:

“The Democrat Shutdown is finally over, thanks to House and Senate Republicans. There is absolutely no question now that Democrats are responsible for millions of American families going hungry, millions of travelers left stranded in airports, and our troops left wondering if they would receive their next paycheck. It was the Democratic Party that voted 15 times to keep the government closed and force the longest shutdown in U.S. history.

“All of it was point