{"id":2509454,"date":"2025-11-12T01:33:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T06:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-members-make-mad-dash-back-to-washington-ahead-of-funding-vote\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T01:34:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T06:34:48","slug":"house-members-make-mad-dash-back-to-washington-ahead-of-funding-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-members-make-mad-dash-back-to-washington-ahead-of-funding-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"House members make mad dash back to Washington ahead of funding vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-members-make-mad-dash-back-to-washington-ahead-of-funding-vote%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2509454&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House members are rushing back to Washington, D.C., ahead of a critical vote on a government funding bill that would end the ongoing shutdown, now entering its 43rd day. Due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/airlines-triple-pay-for-pilots-double-for-flight-attendants-amid-widespread-cancellations\/\" title=\"Airlines Triple Pay For Pilots, Double For Flight Att...ants Amid Widespread Cancellations\">widespread flight cancellations<\/a> and delays caused by the shutdown, lawmakers are using various means of transportation, including driving, taking trains, and even riding motorcycles, to ensure their presence in time for the vote.Representative Derrick van Orden (R-WI) notably rode his motorcycle over 900 miles from Wisconsin, sharing updates on his journey via social media. Others, like Representative Dave Taylor (R-OH), chose to drive to avoid airport delays, while Democrats such as Jim McGovern (D-MA) took the train.House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) gave members short notice to return after the Senate passed a funding deal extending government operations until the end of January. Johnson requires nearly full attendance to pass the legislation, as the margin for lost votes is minimal with Democrats largely opposing the bill. Some members have expressed concerns about specific provisions in the bill, including impacts on the hemp industry. voting was expected to begin later in the day.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Start your engines: House members race back to Washington ahead of funding vote<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2398744\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\">House<\/a> members racing to return to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington<\/a> ahead of Wednesday&rsquo;s vote on a measure that would fund the government have taken matters into their own hands to ensure they get back in time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\">government shutdown<\/a> enters day 43, lawmakers have booked multiple flights, taken a train, driven, or, in the case of Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), ridden a motorcycle over 900 miles, to guarantee they are on Capitol Hill when it comes time to vote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3883675\/republicans-phone-record-provision-shutdown-bill\/\">Republicans signal unhappiness with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-signal-unhappiness-with-phone-record-provision-in-funding-bill\/\" title=\"... signal unhappiness with phone record provision in ...\">phone record provision<\/a> in government funding bill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3883623\/burchett-trumpcare-meteorite-dinosaurs-schumer\/\">Burchett likens Trumpcare to asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, says it&#8217;ll &#8216;wipe out Schumer&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3883650\/watch-live-house-rules-committee-hearing-bill-reopen-government\/\">WATCH LIVE: House Rules Committee hearing on bill to reopen government<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Van Orden started his journey back to the District on Monday, and chronicled his ride on his &ldquo;b****** Harley Davidson&rdquo; from Wisconsin in a series of social posts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You may ask, Derrick, why are you on a Harley Davidson when it&rsquo;s 32 degrees outside?,&rdquo; he said in a video posted on Nov. 10. &ldquo;This is why, our Senate colleagues finally came to their senses and passed that CR, so now we got to get back to Washington, DC, and vote on the bill.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;But because they shut down the government, the Democrats, the flights are too unreliable. So I&rsquo;m going to ride a motorcycle. It&rsquo;s going to take about 16 hours or so. It&rsquo;s going to be a little chilly, but I will do my duty. I&rsquo;m getting back to DC. We&rsquo;re going to get this country back on track.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Heading back to DC to get the country moving again after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SchumerShutdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SchumerShutdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not gonna lie, it will be a bit chilly. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nNb2Ixj2eR\">pic.twitter.com\/nNb2Ixj2eR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Derrick Van Orden (@derrickvanorden) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/derrickvanorden\/status\/1987994142975074743?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In another post, the Wisconsin Republican joked that Reps. Erin Houchin (R-IN) and Max Miller (R-OH) &ldquo;owe&rdquo; him dinner for tolls he paid, or was about to pay, in their states during his trip. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m essentially building your highways,&rdquo; he quipped.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, as the House Rules Committee convened to markup the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freedom-caucus-to-pelosi-we-will-oppose-funding-federal-government-while-unconstitutional-vaccine-mandates-continue\/\" title=\"Freedom Caucus to Pelosi: We Will Oppose ... Federal Government While \u2018Unconstitutional\u2019 Vaccine Mandates Continue\">government funding legislation<\/a> passed by the Senate on Monday, Van Orden posted that he was in Somerset, Pennsylvania.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It warmed up to a balmy 26 degrees,&rdquo; Van Orden said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s actually really beautiful here, but we&rsquo;re hanging out for the night, and we&rsquo;ll see you tomorrow.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Somerset, PA.<\/p>\n<p>A balmy 26 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Have a swell night, everyone. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wuIeAqOZFS\">pic.twitter.com\/wuIeAqOZFS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Derrick Van Orden (@derrickvanorden) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/derrickvanorden\/status\/1988416283654992148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Reps. Dave Taylor (R-OH) also opted to drive back, with the freshman Republican telling the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that with any &ldquo;little delay at the airport,&rdquo; it&rsquo;s faster for him to drive.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor made the seven-and<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-a-half-hour drive back<\/a> to D.C. on Tuesday afternoon. In an interview, Taylor said he usually opts to drive, but the delays due to the government shutdown were &ldquo;one more reason not to try it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rules Ranking Member Jim McGovern (D-MA) told reporters during a presser that he took the train back to make sure he made it in time for the Rules markup, before criticizing President Donald Trump and Republicans for not agreeing to an extension of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies that Democrats have been demanding in exchange for reopening the government.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wish Donald Trump could have been on the train with me today and heard some of the stories that I heard, you know, but I don&rsquo;t think he ever has been on the train. I don&rsquo;t know. I don&rsquo;t know. He lives in a bubble, but I wish some of my Republican colleagues were on that train.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) gave members a 36-hour notice to get back to Washington after the Senate passed a deal to fund the government until the end of January. But the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-attacks-gop-on-economy-after-us-credit-downgrade\/\" title=\"Biden criticizes GOP over economy following US credit downgrade.\">protracted government shutdown<\/a> has led to widespread delays and flight cancellations across the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration reduced flight capacity by 10% at 40 key airports last week as a result of staffing and safety concerns due to the lapse of funding during the government shutdown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) told reporters Tuesday night that he was &ldquo;lucky,&rdquo; because his direct flight out of Oklahoma City only had an hour delay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not moving from a big hub to another hub,&rdquo; Cole said, &ldquo;I was able to get home, because I was here last week, and turn around and get back in short order, relatively short delay, but I know enough of my other colleagues are having problems.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), who is scheduled to fly back to Washington on Wednesday morning, has multiple flights booked in case of cancellations, his office told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) is also scheduled to fly back tomorrow, per his office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3882646\/house-flickers-back-mike-johnson-prepares-shutdown-vote\/\"><strong>HOUSE FLICKERS BACK TO LIFE AS MIKE JOHNSON PREPARES SHUTDOWN VOTE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Johnson will need full attendance from his members to pass the government funding legislation, as he can only lose two votes if all Democrats vote against the legislation. Already, one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden (R-ME), who last week said he was retiring from Congress, has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewSolender\/status\/1987979702724948280\">signaled<\/a> he could vote for the measure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the Republican side, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has voiced concerns about provisions in the bill that would crack down on the hemp industry. Massie and Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) were the two GOP nos on the House&rsquo;s funding bill that passed in September.<\/p>\n<p>The House is expected to start voting on the funding patch as early as 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawmakers rush back to DC ahead of funding vote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2912,"featured_media":2509455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Van_Orden_motorcycle_press_office-e1762926531318.jpeg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[66909,51914,51601,43731,4086],"class_list":["post-2509454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congressional-deadline","tag-funding-vote","tag-government-funding-2","tag-house-members","tag-washington"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Van_Orden_motorcycle_press_office-e1762926531318.jpeg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2509454"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2509458,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509454\/revisions\/2509458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2509455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2509454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2509454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2509454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}