Government shutdown updates: Trump signs government funding bill

House lawmakers are scrambling back to D.C. to make votes for Wednesday on reopening the government. Several members are opting for alternate travel methods as they aim to avoid flight delays.

Wisconsin GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden is riding his motorcycle all the way from Wisconsin to Washington to make it back in time for votes. He said he is riding for 951.8 miles. The congressman posted several videos documenting his travel here and here.

Republican Rep. Rick Crawford of Arkansas posted about his road trip back to D.C. His office told ABC News that he is driving back with Mississippi GOP Rep. Trent Kelly to “avoid any risk with flight delays.”

Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico posted a video walking through the airport as she heads back to D.C.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson announced he will officially swear in Arizona Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva at approximately 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

Grijalva was elected Sept. 23 in a special election to replace her father, Rep. Raul Grijalva, who died in March. The speaker has refused to swear her in until the House returned.

The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on the government funding bill the Senate passed Monday to reopen the government.

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, at a news conference at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, said once the government is reopened that air traffic controllers will start to be paid within 24 to 48 hours. That will include 70% of their back pay, Duffy said, with the remainder of their missed paychecks being issued within a week.

"Rest assured, when the shutdown is over, they will be made whole, and they'll be made whole within a week," Duffy said.

Fallout continues within the Democratic Party over eight senators breaking ranks to end the shutdown without a firm deal on health care subsidies.

"I just think it's unfortunate that Senate Democrats caved and didn't get -- just the pinky swear promise on a vote isn't good enough for me," Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Texas, said. She later added, "I think we had the momentum and we were we could have really reached a deal."

Watch more of the congresswoman's reaction to the party backlash below.

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Senate Democrats 'caved' in voting for funding bill: CongresswomanRep. Julie Johnson, D-Texas, says "the momentum was with the Democrats" before the Senate on Monday passed a short-term government funding bill.

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