It looks like Congress took the holiday off today, seeking to reassemble tomorrow (Wednesday) to pass the legislatiion needed to end the 42-day (six-week) federal government shudown. From the New York Post,
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has summoned the House back into session to pass a stopgap funding bill as soon as Wednesday that would end the longest government shutdown in US history.
Now, it’s possible that Johnson’s own Republican caucus could torpedo the while thing. But we aren’t even there yet,
Johnson gave House reps just 36 hours on Monday to jet, train, drive and in at least one case motorcycle back to Capitol Hill, declaring that the “long national nightmare” of the shutdown was “finally coming to an end.”
But,
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday moved to reduce the number of flights in US airspace by 6%, pursuant to an order from Transportation Secretary meant to account for the overworked air traffic control sector monitoring passengers’ safety and pilot routes.
So, the shutdown itself may delay the end of the shutdown. Figures.
