Ten House Democrats are pressing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring the chamber back by next week to pass a bill to pay service members before funding runs out due to the ongoing government shutdown, though the Louisiana Republican said that won’t be happening.
In a Wednesday letter led by Democratic Reps. Gabe Vasquez (N.M.) and Derek Tran (Calif.), the lawmakers called on Johnson to bring the House back before next Wednesday, when roughly 1.3 million active duty servic...