House Republicans Plan to Stay Away from DC During Shutdown

House Republican leaders told their members on a conference call Saturday that they plan to stay away from Washington while the government is shut down.

“The message was very simple, the House has done its work,” House Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota said in an interview Saturday on Fox News. “House Republicans are ready to get back to work and finish the people’s business as soon as Chuck Schumer and Democrats in the Senate reopen the government.”