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Lori Chavez-DeRemer: “The American economy deserves the American workers there.”

Featuring: Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Republican | U.S. Secretary of Labor | National

Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 35 of Government Shutdown

Published November 4, 2025 | Video Starts at 40:21

We need this government open. We need to get back to work for the American people. The American workers deserve to know where their next paycheck is coming from. And The American economy deserves the American workers there. So yes, this is impacting the labor force I would imagine. We're going to see more and more things every single day that this government is shut down. (40:21–40:26)

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