{"id":22070,"date":"2025-11-09T08:32:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T08:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=22070"},"modified":"2025-11-09T08:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T08:32:15","slug":"johnson-exposes-schumers-secret-offer-to-re-open-government-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=22070","title":{"rendered":"Johnson Exposes Schumer\u2019s \u2018Secret\u2019 Offer to Re-Open Government"},"content":{"rendered":"
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House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Tuesday he has refused an offer from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to meet behind the scenes in order to strike a deal to reopen the federal government.<\/p>\n

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\u201cRepublicans cannot and will not solve it in a backroom deal. Chuck Schumer has been suggesting that four leaders go into a smoke-filled backroom like in the old days and create this solution. It\u2019s not a possible thing to do,\u201d Johnson said at a news conference with other GOP House leaders and lawmakers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was never appropriate. It\u2019s not possible to put on a continuing resolution because it\u2019s such a complex issue,\u201d Johnson continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as Chuck Schumer reopens the government, all of our members will have an opportunity to engage in the very important discussion of how to make Obamacare affordable,\u201d Johnson added.<\/p>\n

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Democrats have been withholding support for an otherwise clean continuing resolution to keep the government open and funded by demanding more money for Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year.<\/p>\n

But that demand is part of a larger $1.5 trillion spending package pushed by Democrats that Republicans have repeatedly demonstrated would also provide healthcare for illegal aliens indirectly via Medicaid and other taxpayer-funded benefits \u2013 and Republicans have refused to go along with that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe won\u2019t engage in Democrats\u2019 hostage-taking, nor will we pay a ransom,\u201d Johnson added.<\/p>\n

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