Overview
- At a Tuesday press conference, Speaker Mike Johnson said he is "so tired," not sleeping much, and "working overtime."
- Johnson said House committees are "still conferencing" to assemble legislation to be ready when the chamber returns.
- The New Republic reports the House has not been in session since September 19, preceding the October 1 start of the government shutdown.
- The article says Johnson has declined to swear in Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva until after the shutdown, citing what he describes as a Pelosi precedent.
- The outlet reports Johnson did not claim active negotiations with Democrats to end the funding lapse as SNAP benefits near cutoff.