Speaker Johnson Refuses to Seat Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva

[Hans Blaster]

Then Chuck Schumer should re-open it. Problem solved.

Chuck Schumer can't re-open the House. He is not a member. He does not control the operation of the House. Speaker Mike Johnson does. Maj. Leader Thune has kept the Senate in session doing Senate stuff like passing bills and confirming nominations.

 

[Always in His Presence]

Right, so what’s he gotten for his efforts?

Nothing - Schumer is asking for 1.5 trillion dollars - no one in their right mind would give it to them

How much have the republicans given up to open up the government?

It's a Clean Continuing Resolution - non partisan - they are never supposed to be bargaining tools.

They do want this government back open, right?

Yes they do - The Republicans never wanted to close it.

Have you checked what thread youre posting in?

Yup - I'm answering the question -

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Nothing - Schumer is asking for 1.5 trillion dollars - no one in their right mind would give it to them

That’s it? Give him the money and get the government back open so they can get back to rubber stamping everything coming out of the White House.

It's a Clean Continuing Resolution - non partisan - they are never supposed to be bargaining tools.

Yes they do - The Republicans never wanted to close it.

Idk. Something tells me the GOP and Trump especially are loving having the government remain closed. He even called it a blessing.

 

[Hans Blaster]

Nothing - Schumer is asking for 1.5 trillion dollars - no one in their right mind would give it to them

It's a Clean Continuing Resolution - non partisan - they are never supposed to be bargaining tools.

It may be "clean", but it is not non-partisan. Johnson, Thune, and Trump all know that they need 60 votes to pass the Senate and showed little interest in negotiating a bill that could get 60 votes. This is not some 1 day or 1 week fix to provide the time to finish working out a final deal. This is a 2+ month extension to kick the can down the road.

 

[wing2000]

Then Chuck Schumer should re-open it. Problem solved.

And as I informed you earlier in this very thread, the Speaker of the House can seat the new congresswoman in a pro-forma session.

 

[Always in His Presence]

It may be "clean", but it is not non-partisan. Johnson, Thune, and Trump all know that they need 60 votes to pass the Senate and showed little interest in negotiating a bill that could get 60 votes. This is not some 1 day or 1 week fix to provide the time to finish working out a final deal. This is a 2+ month extension to kick the can down the road.

It's just as clean as the exact same one was passed in March - when Schumer supported it.

 

[wing2000]

It's just as clean as the exact same one was passed in March - when Schumer supported it.

....Schumer and the Senate has no say in the topic of this thread.

 

[Always in His Presence]

....Schumer and the Senate has no say in the topic of this thread.

To the extent that he is the cause of the Government shutdown - he sure does. If he would open the Government - there would be a swearing in - plain and simple.

 

[wing2000]

To the extent that he is the cause of the Government shutdown - he sure does. If he would open the Government - there would be a swearing in - plain and simple.

No. As I have pointed out previously, the Speaker can and has appointed member of congress while the House is not in session. He has that choice.

 

[Always in His Presence]

No. As I have pointed out previously, the Speaker can and has appointed member of congress while the House is not in session. He has that choice.

We disagree -

Why? not because you say so - but because the Speaker has stated it very plainly. As soon as Schumer opens the government the swearing in will happen -

But a spokesperson for House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office says she will need to wait for the government shutdown to end to get sworn in. "It is custom practice in the House to swear in members when the chamber is in session," he said.

"This is a scheduling matter," he said. "As soon as the Democrats vote to reopen the government, we will get back to the regular order and session of Congress, and that will be I'm sure among our first orders of business."

 

[GoldenBoy89]

We disagree -

Why? not because you say so - but because the Speaker has stated it very plainly. As soon as Schumer opens the government the swearing in will happen -

That would mean Speaker Johnson is the one keeping the government shut down until the democrats give in to his demands.

 

[Always in His Presence]

That would mean Speaker Johnson is the one keeping the government shut down until the democrats give in to his demands.

nope The Republican are not voting to keep the Government closed. And neither is he.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

nope The Republican are not voting to keep the Government closed. And neither is he.

They aren’t voting at all.

He’s withholding swearing in a newly elected member until the Democrats in the Senate cave on their demands. That is exactly what you’ve been complaining about from Schumer this whole time.

 

[wing2000]

We disagree -

Why? not because you say so - but because the Speaker has stated it very plainly. As soon as Schumer opens the government the swearing in will happen -

No, because the Speaker seated two newly elected members in April while the House was not in session. That is a fact.

"This April, two Representatives-elect from Florida were sworn in during pro forma sessions just 24 hours after they were elected. Representative James Walkinshaw (D-VA) was also sworn in less than 24 hours after he won his special election."

https://chc.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/chc.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2025-10-02-letter-urging-rep-elect-a-grijalva-swearing-in.pdf

 

[Always in His Presence]

They aren’t voting at all.

Wanna bet?

No, because the Speaker seated two newly elected members in April while the House was not in session. That is a fact.

"This April, two Representatives-elect from Florida were sworn in during pro forma sessions just 24 hours after they were elected.

Do you even read your posts?

Pro forms sessions are used when the Congress is in recess.

They are not. Chuck Schumer closed it.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Wanna bet?

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Then what’s stopping the House?

Oh, right. Mike Johnson.

 

[Always in His Presence]

Then what’s stopping the House?

Oh, right. Mike Johnson.

The truth can be aggravating, yes indeed the Democrats once again voted no.

They are abundantly demonstrating their only concern is their partisan agenda.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

The truth can be aggravating, yes indeed the Democrats once again voted no.

They are abundantly demonstrating their only concern is their partisan agenda.

Aggravating? I’m more impressed Schumer even has a spine to stick it out this long. I would have thought he’d cave at least a week ago.

 

[Always in His Presence]

Aggravating? I’m more impressed Schumer even has a spine to stick it out this long. I would have thought he’d cave at least a week ago.

Agreed. I’ve always considered him spineless also

 

[ThatRobGuy]

The Government was OPEN in April

It is not now - thanks to Schumer -

Much ado about nothing - again.,

The government shutdown doesn't impact this

New members were sworn in during both the 2013 and 2019 shutdowns.

This appears to be a political tactic by Johnson.

The house is still funded by legislative appropriations which is siloed from other government funding -- hence the reason they're still getting paid (the house has even continued to hold sessions and introduce new bills during past shutdowns)