La., on Saturday unveiled a stopgap funding bill that would avert a shutdown at the end of next week and keep the government running through the end of September.

NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Melanie Zanona reports from Vinton, Louisiana, on how Speaker Mike Johnson’s constituents are reacting to potential cuts to Medicaid and food stamps. NBC News Chief Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles reports that Senate Democrats won’t provide their votes to pass the GOP funding bill as a potential government shutdown looms.

Even residents of House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) deep-red congressional district are voicing their displeasure with House Republicans' efforts to gut funding for Medicaid. NBC News reported Wednesday that rural Louisiana voters in the southwestern portion of the state that Johnson represents are now calling on the speaker to prioritize the