Playing the slowdown game. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images On April 2, House Speaker Mike Johnson swore in two Republicans who had won special U.S. House elections in Florida the day before, even though the chamber was between business sessions. The House was not in recess but was in a “pro forma” session with a few minutes of business every day. The exact same situation arose on September 23 when Democrat Adelita Grijalva won an Arizona special election to succeed her late father