Democrats weigh shutdown blame as Mike Johnson tees up funding vote

Published March 11, 2025 7:00am ET



Democrats will face the biggest test of their early resistance to President Donald Trump this week as Republicans dare them to vote for a government shutdown.

Senior Democrats reacted angrily to a spending patch Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) released over the weekend that would fund the government through September. The measure, crafted ahead of a Friday shutdown deadline, lacked Democratic input and did not fulfill their demand that Trump spend all money appropriated by Congress.

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