House Speaker Mike Johnson said stimulus checks tied to DOGE actions would make the Republican party look good, but added he preferred to pay off national debt.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) expressed frustration that Democratic House members have “shown no interest” in his “clean” continuing resolution bill to fund the government. Congress is looking at a March 14 deadline when a government shutdown is set to take place based on the last continuing resolution from the previous fiscal year.