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House Speaker Johnson says confident he has votes to end partial shutdown by at least Tuesday

By Thomson Reuters Feb 1, 2026 | 7:53 AM

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker ‍Mike Johnson told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday he believes ‌he has ‌the Republican votes to end a partial government shutdown by ​at least Tuesday.

“I’m ‍confident that ​we’ll do ​it at ‍least by Tuesday. We have a logistical challenge of getting ‍everyone in town,” he said, as ‍transport ‍problems persist ​following a ​snowstorm ⁠that affected ‌travel in the southeastern U.S.

(Reporting by Timothy Gardner; Editing by Alexander ⁠Smith)