"Well hello, Madam Chair. Welcome back. Long time no see. I hardly recognize you guys. Where the hell have you been? It's good to see you back in the Capitol building We've been looking everywhere for you guys. Seriously, we were worried. We actually started handing out missing person posters. Nobody has seen you for eight weeks. But hey, I'm glad that you're ok. I'm glad you survived your nice two-month paid vacation while Democrats stayed in Washington to try to end this shutdown."
"Most Americans think that what Republicans did, skipping town in a shutdown, has been one of the most disgraceful, embarrassing, pathetic eras in the modern history of the House of Representatives. For eight weeks, eight weeks, Speaker Johnson let you all stay home while Americans missed paychecks, skipped meals him, and watched their costs explode. Republicans quiet-quit their jobs. The lawmaker went on to say that some of his constituents showed him letters they had received"
A government shutdown began Oct. 1 after the Senate failed to secure 60 votes to advance a funding bill. Democrats withheld votes to demand an extension of Obamacare premium subsidies, while Republicans refused. Eight Democrats later joined GOP senators to back a bill that did not include the subsidies extension. If Congress does not act, subsidies will expire on Dec. 31 and most of the 24 million beneficiaries will see premiums roughly double. The House Rules Committee met to consider the bill, and Rep. Jim McGovern sharply criticized Republican members for their eight-week absence, citing missed paychecks and rising costs.
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