Speaker Johnson says House will return to Washington for voting on shutdown deal

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO

Speaker Mike Johnson says that House lawmakers should start returning to Washington “right now” after a small group of Senate Democrats broke a 40 day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted with Republicans to move forward with legislation that would end the government shutdown.

It is unclear when the Senate will hold final votes on the legislation.

But Johnson said Monday the “nightmare is finally coming to an end” after the Senate voted 60-40 to consider a compromise bill to fund the government.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York voted against moving ahead with the package.