WASHINGTON – Carpools and motorcycles, trains and even planes - very delayed planes. Lawmakers need to get back to Washington to end the government shutdown - a shutdown that has mucked up travel plans around the country by contributing to widespread flight delays.
Speaker Mike Johnson needs enough members of the House of Representatives to make it back to Washington by Wednesday night to vote to reopen the government.
The shutdown is causing travel issues so widespread that those very lawmakers may not all get back to D.C. in time to do their jobs.
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For nearly two months, many House members have been residing in their districts while the speaker kept them away from Washington and their day jobs voting on bills. The pressure tactic was meant to force Democratic senators into reopening the government without major concessions from Republicans.
