Washington, Feb. 3 -- Congressman Mike Johnson issued the following news release:
After House Republicans overwhelmingly voted to end the partial government shutdown, Speaker Johnson delivered remarks to reporters off the House floor.
"For some reason, many of the House Democrats wanted to shut the government down again and inflict pain on the American people," Speaker Johnson said. "But I'm glad to tell you and I'm happy to report, Republicans got the job done. Our majority worked together, and we got the bills over the line."
Below are Speaker Johnson's remarks as delivered:
We just had an important and historic vote on the House floor, a series of votes today, in fact, and we delivered for the American people. For some reason, many o...