House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol on May 6, 2025, in Washington. (Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP Photo)
At least several House lawmakers would have to shift district events marking Veterans Day on Tuesday to return by Johnson's deadline.
One Republican on the call said they would fly to D.C. early on Wednesday morning due to a large-scale event with military veterans the day prior, Fox News Digital was told.
Johnson signaled the House would not move to fast-track the legislation via suspension of the rules, which would bypass procedural hurdles in exchange for raising the passage threshold to two-thirds of the chamber.
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Fox News Digital was told the House Rules Committee, the final barrier before a chamber-wide vote, could consider the legislation as early as Tuesday.
It's not a surprising move, given House Democratic leaders' opposition to the bill.
Several House Democrats have also declared they will vote against the measure because it does not include any guarantees on extending COVID-19 pandemic-era enhanced Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire at the end of this year.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks at a press conference with other members of Senate Republican leadership following a policy luncheon in Washington, Oct. 28, 2025. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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"Obviously, there are objections from the left, but as long as the votes are there to proceed, we will move forward, and hopefully without a lot of disruption or delay or fanfare right now," Thune said. "The point is, we are on a path to get the government reopened, and we should try to get it done as soon as possible."
Schumer didn’t say whether Democrats would block any attempt to move the process along but did blame President Donald Trump and Republicans for the shutdown, which stretched into its 41st day on Monday.
Whether Senate Democrats are in line with a cohesive strategy to block the package remains to be seen. But Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., told Fox News Digital that he "didn’t hear anything" about objections or blocks during the Democratic caucus’ closed-door meeting Sunday night.
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