Speaker Mike Johnson made clear to House Republicans on a private call Tuesday that GOP leaders have no plans to put a standalone bill for expiring food aid benefits up for a vote as the shutdown pressure mounts on Democrats before Nov. 1.
“Things are getting real” this week, Johnson said as he braced his members for some of the worst real-world fallout of the shutdown so far. He urged Republicans to stay in lockstep as “pressure mounts on Democrats” — including key deadlines that will impact millions of low-income Americans. Four people with direct knowledge of the call were granted anonymity to discuss the private conversation.
“The pain…
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