Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans on a conference call Monday that they need to stick together to force Senate Democrats to swallow the seven-week stopgap bill the House passed last week, according three people granted anonymity to describe the private call.
Johnson said he plans to bring the House back into session next week, the people said — a decision that comes as some House Republicans grow restless about the prospect of being out of Washington as a potential government shutdown looms.
The House was already set to be out of session this week, in part because of the Yom Kippur holiday. But Johnson has been entertaining whether…
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