Republican Shows Up In DC To Demand House Reconvene [View all]
Source: Huff Post
Oct 14, 2025, 04:45 PM EDT
WASHINGTON — Kevin Kiley came to work on Tuesday but there wasn’t much to do. Kiley is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, which hasn’t been open for business since last month as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) keeps lawmakers home during a government shutdown.
Kiley intended his presence as a message to Johnson that the House should be in session, something he said on social media last week. He stood on the House floor on Tuesday as another Republican banged the gavel to close out a “pro forma” session that lasted two minutes.
“God, I wanted to at least remember what the floor looked like,” Kiley told HuffPost afterward. “It’s been almost a month that we’ve been out of session. We’ve been out of session 71 out of 83 days.”
Kiley is one of a few voices of dissent among House Republicans against Johnson’s strategy of keeping the House shut down in order to pressure Senate Democrats into voting for a government funding bill that the House approved in September. Except for certain essential functions, federal agencies shut down earlier this month after Senate Democrats voted against the bill, saying it should include an extension of health insurance subsidies.
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