Mike Johnson trashes Republican Senate plan to end shutdown
By Dave Goldiner
Published on March 27, 2026.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has criticized the Republican Senate's plan to end the partial government shutdown, calling it a "joke". He accused them of caving to Democrats by not including new funding for President Trump's immigration crackdown. Johnson proposed a stopgap spending plan that would fund all of DHS, including ICE and Border Patrol, which Democrats have rejected. The House rules committee is set to debate the plan later on, potentially resulting in a vote over the weekend.
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