WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 20: Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) (2nd L) leaves a House Republican caucus meeting in the basement of the U.S. Capitol on December 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. Following the two-hour meeting, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced an agreement on a continuing budget resolution, saying, "We will not have a government shutdown." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)