House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was joined by Democratic Caucus leaders Katherine Clark (D-MA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and others at a press conference in the House recording studio on the 36th day of a government shutdown partly to mark election day wins nationwide.

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Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on November 5, 2025.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-MI) at a morning news conference on the 36th day of a government shutdown.

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Senate Republican and Democratic caucus leaders spoke separately with reporters at weekly news conferences on November 4, 2025, the 35th day of a government shutdown.

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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) spoke with reporters at a noon press conference in the House recording studio on the 35th day of a government shutdown.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-WI), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-MI) at a morning news conference on the 35th day of a government shutdown.

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Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 as the government shutdown continued into day 35.

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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) spoke with reporters outside the House chamber in the Capitol building on the 34th day of a government shutdown.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) at a morning news conference on the 34th day of a government shutdown to highlight impacts on the public of the continuing impasse and continue their call on Senate Democrats to allow a funding bill they passed back on September 19th to pass.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins at a morning news conference on the 31st day of a government shutdown to focus on the supplemental nutrition assistance program as funding for the benefit of some 42 million Americans was set to expire the next day. Rollins rebuts Democrats’ claims about whether she could activate a contingency fund.

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