House Speaker Mike Johnson said he texted with President Donald Trump after his late night demand to change the Senate rules to end the government shutdown.
Watch the full news conference held by Johnson and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in our video player above.
But the GOP leader refused to publicly weigh in on the issue that deeply divides the senators.
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“It’s not my call,” Johnson said during his daily press conference at the Capitol, day 31 of the shutdown.
Trump’s Agriculture Secretary Rollins says she can’t release SNAP funds
Rollins said her department can’t unleash contingency funds to ensure SNAP food aid doesn’t cut off Saturday.
And even if it could, she said, the funds would barely cover costs of the program.
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A lawsuit to force the administration to release the funds is now pending.
Speaking at a news conference with Johnson at the Capitol, she blamed Democrats for conducting a “disgusting dereliction of duty” as they refuse to reopen given and hold out for health care funds.
