Speaker Johnson Optimistic GOP Has Enough Votes to Pass Funding Bill

Trump has called on House Republicans to unite and vote in support of the resolution.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during a press conference as members of Congress have two weeks to reach a deal to avert a looming partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 16, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Fox News in a Sept. 18 interview that he believes the GOP has enough votes to pass a continuing resolution (CR) that will keep the government funded through Nov. 21.

The House is set to vote Sept. 19 on the CR that would extend government funding at current funding levels past the Sept. 30 fiscal year deadline. The White House backed the resolution, while Democrats have criticized it as being a partisan bill.