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Congress by FedNetHouse Democrats Brief Reporters: 2.10.26House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) and Vice Chair Ted Lieu (D-CA) held their weekly caucus leadership news conference.
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2026-02-1015 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans Brief Reporters: 2.10.26House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) joined Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-MI), freshman Florida colleague Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) at their weekly caucus leadership news conference.
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2026-02-1037 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries Briefs Reporters: 2.9.26House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held his weekly news conference on February 9, 2026.
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2026-02-0927 min
Congress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 2.5.26Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on February 5, 2026.
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2026-02-0520 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 2.4.26Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on February 4, 2026.
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2026-02-0418 minCongress by FedNetHouse Democrats Brief Reporters: 2.3.26House Democratic Caucus Leaders Pete Aguilar (D-CA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) held their weekly news conference on February 3, 2026.
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2026-02-0323 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 2.3.26Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on February 3, 2026.
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2026-02-0316 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans Brief Reporters: 2.3.26 - Partial Shutdown EndedHouse Republican leaders held their weekly news conference on February 3, 2026.
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2026-02-0328 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries Briefs Reporters: 2.2.26House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held his weekly news conference on February 2, 2026.
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2026-02-0225 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 2.2.26Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on February 2, 2026.
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2026-02-0213 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 1.29.26Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on January 29, 2026.
Editor’s Note: Leader Thune did not take his Leader Time on Friday, January 30. The Senate did in the late afternoon agree to consider amendments and by early evening had passed the five-bill appropriations with Homeland Security funding extended to February 13th, sending the amendment to the House for action.
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2026-01-2915 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries Briefs Reporters: 1.29.26House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held a news conference on January 29, 2026.
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2026-01-2924 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Brief Reporters: 1.28.26Senate Democratic and Republican caucus leaders spoke separately with reporters at weekly news conferences on January 28, 2026.
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2026-01-2828 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 1.28.26Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on January 28, 2026.
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2026-01-2812 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 1.27.26Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on January 27, 2026, as the Senate was alone on Capitol Hill to deal with somehow completing FY26 funding bills given concerns out of Minneapolis about immigration enforcement.
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2026-01-2720 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans on Completing FY26 Appropriations: 1.22.26House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) joined House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) and subcommittee chairs at an evening news conference after passing the remaining six appropriations bills for fiscal year 2026 on January 22, 2026.
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2026-01-2328 minCongress by FedNetParis Hilton Joins Members to Support DEFIANCE Act: 1.22.26 (BONUS EPISODE)Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Laurel Lee (R-FL) sponsored a news conference on January 22, 2026, with celebrity advocate Paris Hilton and others to urge House action on the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits, or DEFIANCE Act. The bill, which would improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries, unanimously passed the Senate a week earlier.
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2026-01-2330 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries Briefs Reporters: 1.22.26House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held a week ending news conference on January 22, 2026, as the house was poised to pass remaining fiscal year 2026 appropriations in two packages.
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2026-01-2228 minCongress by FedNetHouse Democrats Brief Reporters: 1.21.26House Democratic Caucus Leaders Pete Aguilar (D-CA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) held their weekly news conference in the House Recording Studio.
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2026-01-2123 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans Brief Reporters: 1.21.26Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-MI) kicked off this January 21st news conference with Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
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2026-01-2128 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 1.15.26Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on January 15, 2026.
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2026-01-1515 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries Briefs Reporters: 1.14.26House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held a semiweekly news conference on January 14, 2026.
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2026-01-1425 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 1.14.26Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on January 14, 2026.
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2026-01-1418 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Brief Reporters: 1.13.26Senate Democratic and Republican caucus leaders spoke separately with reporters at weekly news conferences on January 13, 2026.
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2026-01-1318 minCongress by FedNetHouse Democrats Brief Reporters: 1.13.26On January 13th, House Democratic Caucus Leaders Pete Aguilar (D-CA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) were joined by Democratic Caucus National Security Task Force cochairs Jason Crow (D-CO), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) and Derek Tran (D-CA) at their weekly news conference on January 13, 2026.
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2026-01-1330 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans Brief Reporters: 1.13.26House Republican leaders held their weekly news conference on January 13, 2026.
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2026-01-1331 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 1.12.26Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on January 12, 2026.
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2026-01-1215 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries Briefs Reporters: 1.12.26House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held his weekly news conference on January 12, 2026.
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2026-01-1222 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries and Senator Schumer Brief Reporters: 1.8.26House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was joined by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) at a rare joint news conference on January 8, 2026.
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2026-01-0814 minCongress by FedNetHouse Democrats Brief Reporters: 1.7.26House Democratic Caucus Leaders Pete Aguilar (D-CA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) held their weekly news conference on January 7, 2026.
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2026-01-0725 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans Brief Reporters: 1.7.26House Republican leaders held their weekly news conference on January 7, 2026, with guest Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL).
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2026-01-0741 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 1.6.26Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on January 6, 2026, the fifth anniversary of a riot at the Capitol.
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2026-01-0618 minCongress by FedNetLawmakers React to Maduro Capture: 1.5.26 (BONUS EPISODE)On January 5th, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe briefed top lawmakers about the capture of dictator Nicolas Maduro from Caracas Venezuela. Next in this bonus episode you’ll hear statements afterward from Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL). Johnson and Mast also answered questions from reporters.
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2026-01-0624 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries Briefs Reporters: 1.5.26House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held his weekly news conference on January 5, 2026, as Congress returned to work for the Second Session.
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2026-01-0531 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 1.5.26Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on January 5, 2026.
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2026-01-0515 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries Wraps 119th Congress, First Session: 12.18.25House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held a year-ending news conference on December 18, 2025, as the First Session of the 119th Congress concluded.
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2025-12-1824 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 12.18.25Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on December 18, 2025, the final session day of the First Session.
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2025-12-1826 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 12.17.25Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on December 17, 2025.
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2025-12-1716 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Brief Reporters: 12.16.25Senate Republican and Democratic caucus leaders spoke separately with reporters at weekly news conferences on December 16, 2025.
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2025-12-1623 minCongress by FedNetHouse Democrats Brief Reporters: 12.16.25House Democratic Caucus Leaders Pete Aguilar (D-CA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) held a weekly news conference on December 16, 2025, with DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene (D-WA).
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2025-12-1624 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans Brief Reporters: 12.16.25House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) joined by Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-MI), Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), and Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) at a weekly news conference on December 16, 2025.
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2025-12-1640 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 12.16.25Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on December 16, 2025.
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2025-12-1615 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 12.15.25Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on December 15, 2025.
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2025-12-1525 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries Briefs Reporters: 12.12.25House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held a weekending news conference on December 12, 2025.
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2025-12-1222 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans Brief Reporters: 12.10.25House Republican leaders held their weekly news conference on December 10, 2025. Participants included:
Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-MI)
Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA)
Majority Tom Emmer (R-MN)
Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA)
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)
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2025-12-1030 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 12.10.25Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on December 10, 2025.
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2025-12-1038 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries Briefs Reporters: 12.9.25House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held a semiweekly news conference on December 9, 2025.
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2025-12-0924 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Brief Reporters: 12.9.25Senate Democratic and Republican caucus leaders spoke separately with reporters at weekly news conferences on December 9, 2025.
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2025-12-0935 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 12.8.25Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on December 8, 2025.
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2025-12-0822 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 12.4.25Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on December 4, 2025.
This episode of Leader Time was later updated to reflect Senator Mike Bennet’s (D-CO) objection to the ONDCP nomination Schumer mentioned, and that a vote to limit debate on the en bloc nominations resolution was defeated by 43-37, having required 60 votes to advance.
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2025-12-0419 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 12.3.25Floor remarks by Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on December 3, 2025.
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2025-12-0316 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Brief Reporters: 12.2.25Senate Democratic and Republican caucus leaders spoke separately with reporters at weekly news conferences on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
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2025-12-0225 minCongress by FedNetHouse Democrats Brief Reporters: 12.2.25House Democratic Caucus Leaders Pete Aguilar (D-CA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) held a weekly news conference on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
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2025-12-0217 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 12.2.25Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on December 5, 2025.
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2025-12-0227 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 12.1.25Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on December 1, 2025.
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2025-12-0117 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries Briefs Reporters: 12.1.25House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held his first weekly news conference of the December work period on Monday, December 1, 2025.
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2025-12-0124 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries Briefs Reporters: 11.19.25House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held his second semiweekly news conference of the week on November 19, 2025.
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2025-11-1930 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 11.19.25Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on November 19, 2025.
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2025-11-1913 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 11.18.25Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on November 18, 2025.
Senator Schumer later obtained unanimous consent that the Senate immediately pass the House-passed Epstein Files Transparency Act following its 427-1 bipartisan vote.
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2025-11-1810 minCongress by FedNetSpeaker Johnson & Leader Jeffries on Shutdown, Day 41: 11.10.25House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held separate news conference on November 10, 2025, after enough Senate Democrats joined Republicans the night before to break a filibuster against a House-passed funding bill.
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2025-11-1029 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 11.10.25Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on November 10, 2025.
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2025-11-1007 minCongress by FedNetSPECIAL EPISODE: Senate Finds a Path Out of Shutdown: Sunday 11.9.25Senate floor debate Sunday, November 9th, 2025, the 40th day of a government shutdown, leading up to a key procedural vote to advance the House-passed funding bill.
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2025-11-1017 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: Saturday 11.8.25Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Saturday, November 8, 2025, the 39th day of a government shutdown. Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) engages Schumer and follows in response.
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2025-11-0818 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries on Shutdown, Day 37: 11.6.25House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) spoke with reporters at a midday press conference on the 37th day of a government shutdown hours after Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced her retirement next year.
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2025-11-0616 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 11.6.25Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on November 6, 2025, as the shutdown entered day 37.
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2025-11-0611 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans on Shutdown, Day 37: 11.6.25House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by Florida Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-MI) at a morning news conference on the 37th day of a government shutdown.
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2025-11-0646 minCongress by FedNetHouse Democrats on Shutdown, Day 36: 11.5.25House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was joined by Democratic Caucus leaders Katherine Clark (D-MA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and others at a press conference in the House recording studio on the 36th day of a government shutdown partly to mark election day wins nationwide.
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2025-11-0531 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 11.5.25Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on November 5, 2025.
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2025-11-0515 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans on Shutdown, Day 36: 11.5.25House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-MI) at a morning news conference on the 36th day of a government shutdown.
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2025-11-0538 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Brief Reporters: 11.4.25Senate Republican and Democratic caucus leaders spoke separately with reporters at weekly news conferences on November 4, 2025, the 35th day of a government shutdown.
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2025-11-0425 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries on Shutdown, Day 35: 11.4.25House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) spoke with reporters at a noon press conference in the House recording studio on the 35th day of a government shutdown.
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2025-11-0424 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans with Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer on Shutdown, Day 35: 11.4.25House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-WI), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-MI) at a morning news conference on the 35th day of a government shutdown.
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2025-11-0442 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Thune & Schumer: 11.4.25Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 as the government shutdown continued into day 35.
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2025-11-0410 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries on Shutdown, Day 34: 11.3.25House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) spoke with reporters outside the House chamber in the Capitol building on the 34th day of a government shutdown.
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2025-11-0319 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans on Shutdown, Day 34: 11.3.25House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) at a morning news conference on the 34th day of a government shutdown to highlight impacts on the public of the continuing impasse and continue their call on Senate Democrats to allow a funding bill they passed back on September 19th to pass.
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2025-11-0328 minCongress by FedNetSpeaker Johnson with Secretary Rollins on Shutdown, Day 31: 10.31.25House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins at a morning news conference on the 31st day of a government shutdown to focus on the supplemental nutrition assistance program as funding for the benefit of some 42 million Americans was set to expire the next day. Rollins rebuts Democrats’ claims about whether she could activate a contingency fund.
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2025-10-3137 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries on Shutdown, Day 30: 10.30.25House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) spoke with reporters at an afternoon news conference on the 30th day of a government shutdown as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program was set to expire days later.
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2025-10-3020 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans on Shutdown, Day 30: 10.30.25House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and other members of the New York delegation, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-MI) at a morning news conference on the 30th day of a government shutdown to continue tying Senator Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
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2025-10-3040 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries on Shutdown, Day 29: 10.29.25House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) spoke with reporters at an afternoon news conference on the 29th day of a government shutdown to focus on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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2025-10-2924 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans on Shutdown, Day 29: 10.29.25House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-MI) at a morning news conference on the 28th day of a government shutdown.
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2025-10-2939 minCongress by FedNetSenate Leaders Brief Reporters: 10.28.25Senate Democratic and Republican caucus leaders spoke separately with reporters at weekly news conferences on October 28, 2025 as the government shutdown continued following a 13th vote by Democrats to filibuster a funding bill the House passed back on September 19.
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2025-10-2822 minCongress by FedNetHouse Democrats on Shutdown, Day 28: 10.28.25House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was joined by Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN) at an afternoon news conference on the 28th day of a government shutdown to focus on the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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2025-10-2843 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans on Shutdown, Day 28: 10.28.25House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by Republican Study Committee Chairman Austin Pfluger (R-TX), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-MI) at a morning news conference on the 28th day of a government shutdown to focus on impacts of the funding gap on the air traffic control system and controllers.
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2025-10-2842 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans on Shutdown, Day 27: 10.27.25House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler, Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) at a morning news conference on the 27th day of a government shutdown to focus on impacts of the funding gap on the air traffic control system and controllers.
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2025-10-2741 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries on Shutdown, Day 23: 10.23.25House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) spoke with reporters at the East Front steps of the Capitol building on the 23rd afternoon of a government shutdown.
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2025-10-2316 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans on Shutdown, Day 23: 10.23.25House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-MI) at a morning news conference on the 23rd day of a government shutdown to focus on impacts of the funding gap on the air traffic control system and controllers.
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2025-10-2339 minCongress by FedNetHouse Democrats on Shutdown, Day 22: 10.22.25House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was joined by Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) and Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA) at an afternoon news conference on the 22nd day of a government shutdown.
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2025-10-2245 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans on Shutdown, Day 21: 10.21.25House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), and Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-MI) at a morning news conference on the 21st day of a government shutdown.
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2025-10-2135 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans on Shutdown, Day 16: 10.16.25House Speaker Mike Johnson was joined for his daily news conference by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino on the morning of October 16th to point out national security consequences of the sixteen-day government shutdown.
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2025-10-1627 minCongress by FedNetSenate Republicans Brief Reporters: 10.15.25Senate Majority Leader John Thune held a regular weekly briefing with reporters outside the Senate chamber on the afternoon of October 15th as another vote was planned on legislation to fund the federal government on the fifteenth day of the shutdown.
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2025-10-1510 minCongress by FedNetSenate Democrats Brief Reporters: 10.15.25Senate Democrats led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer held a weekly news conference outside the Senate chamber on the afternoon of October 15th.
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2025-10-1519 minCongress by FedNetHouse Democratic Caucus Leaders on Shutdown, Day 15: 10.15.25House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was joined by Minority Whip Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar for a press conference in the House Recording Studio on October 15th as the government shutdown wore on past two weeks.
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2025-10-1530 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans with Main Street Caucus on Shutdown, Day 15: 10.15.25House Speaker Mike Johnson was joined by Republican Conference Leaders and Main Street Caucus Members Mike Flood (R-NE) and Zach Nunn (R-IA) at a daily press conference the morning of October 15th as the government shutdown entered day fifteen.
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2025-10-1544 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries on Shutdown, Day 16: 10.16.25House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke with reporters at the East Front steps of the U.S. Capitol on the afternoon of October 16th after a tenth failed vote by the Senate on legislation to end the government shutdown.
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2025-10-1417 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries on Shutdown, Day 14: 10.14.25On October 14th, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a news conference as the government shutdown reached two weeks in duration.
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2025-10-1426 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans on Shutdown, Day 13: 10.13.25On October 13th, House Speaker Mike Johnson held his daily news conference on the government shutdown. He marked the mutual release of hostages and prisoners by Hamas and Israel under a recent ceasefire agreement before remarks on the shutdown and questions.
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2025-10-1323 minCongress by FedNetLeader Jeffries on Shutdown, Day 10: 10.10.25House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke with reporters outside the House chamber October 10th as the shutdown entered its tenth day.
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2025-10-1014 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans on Shutdown, Day 10: 10.10.25House Speaker Mike Johnson was joined by Republican Conference Leaders and House Administration Committee Chairman Brian Steel at a daily news conference on October 9th as the shutdown entered its ninth day.
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2025-10-1024 minCongress by FedNetRepublican Leaders on Shutdown, Day 10: 10.10.25House Speaker Mike Johnson joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune in the Senate Recording Studio for a press conference on October 10th as the Senate continued holding failed votes on legislation to fund the government on the tenth day of the shutdown.
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2025-10-1020 minCongress by FedNetHouse Republicans on Shutdown, Day 9: 10.9.25House Speaker Mike Johnson was joined by Conference Leaders and Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-IL) at a daily news conference on October 9th as the shutdown entered its ninth day.
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