Speaker Johnson: 'Confident' government shutdown will end by Tuesday

Speaker Johnson: 'Confident' government shutdown will end by Tuesday

Published Sun, Feb 1 2026

9:50 AM EST

Key Points

• House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday that he's "confident" the government will reopen by Tuesday.
• The House needs to pass a Senate-approved spending package to end the partial government shutdown.
• Johnson said he's not counting on Democratic support to help fast-track the measure and end the shutdown.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during the annual "March for Life" in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 23, 2026.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday said he believes he has the votes to end the partial government shutdown by Tuesday, with the House set to take up a Senate-approved spending package this week.

"Let's say I'm confident that we'll do it at least by Tuesday," the Louisiana Republican said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

The U.S. government partially shut down on Saturday morning after Congress failed to approve a spending package and send it to President Donald Trump by the Jan. 30 deadline.

Senate Democrats demanded changes to the package that the House originally passed after two U.S. citizens were shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Minnesota. Democrats ultimately had the Department of Homeland Security funding stripped from the package and replaced with a two-week stopgap. Now, the amended package has to be reapproved by the House.

The House is set to begin taking up the bill on Monday. The House Rules Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday, the first step in that process.

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Johnson said he's not counting on Democratic support to help fast-track the measure under a "suspension of the rules," which would require a 2/3 majority in the House.

"We have a logistical challenge of getting everyone in town, and because of the conversation I had with [Democratic Leader] Hakeem Jeffries, I know that we've got to pass a rule and probably do this mostly on our own," Johnson said.

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