Summary
Congress members are having heated arguments due to a government shutdown. Lawmakers from both parties are upset and fighting among themselves about how to reopen the government and pass important bills. Some argue about military pay and health care bill extensions, while others focus on internal party disagreements.
Key Facts
- Congress is currently in a government shutdown, causing tensions among lawmakers.
- Lawmakers from the same political parties are also arguing, not just across party lines.
- Speaker Mike Johnson faces pressure from some Republicans to hold votes on government funding matters, including military pay.
- Democrats are divided over whether to extend certain health care credits temporarily or permanently.
- Two Democratic Senators confronted the Speaker over delays related to swearing in a new member due to the shutdown.
- Republican Rep. Mike Lawler urged House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to agree to a temporary health care bill extension, leading to a heated exchange.
- Some Democrats attempted unsuccessfully to have a new Representative sworn in during a brief House session.
- Internal disputes also exist among Republicans regarding government funding and military pay, and among Democrats about health care credit extensions.
