Republicans will negotiate a deal to extend expiring affordable care. · speaker mike johnson and senate majority leader john thune want to show democrats there’s no daylight inside the gop : But as the impasse drags on, some. House speaker mike johnson blasted democrats for the government shutdown thursday, and warned their plan could backfire - arguing they’re handing “the keys to the kingdom” to former president donald trump , who’s poised to unleash layoffs and funding cuts. No negotiations until the shutdown ends. · senate republicans , led by majority leader john thune , are trying to keep the message simple: The gop wants to keep agencies open for a few more weeks while negotiations continue while. · republican leaders have stuck to a straightforward position in their standoff with democrats over government funding: · a third gop senator said trump undermined thune ’s and speaker mike johnson ’ s (r-la. ) efforts to shut down democrats’ demands for a health care negotiation during the shutdown. President donald trump , speaker mike johnson and senate majority leader john thune are straining to project a united front against democrats, just barely concealing tensions over strategy.
