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Mike Johnson: “1.5 trillion in new spending, $200 billion to use…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Speaker Johnson Gives Press Conference Remarks on Day 13 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 09:21

It is a truly clean, nonpartisan short term cr. They don't really want a negotiation. It's just a talking point. They're not interested in negotiation. Again, look at their counter proposal. 1.5 trillion in new spending, $200 billion to use hard-earned taxpayer dollars to fund health care and other benefits for illegal aliens and non-citizens. non citizens. And they want to give a half a billion dollar to liberal news outlets to the Corporation for Public broadcasting while cutting 50 billion from rural hospitals. (09:21–09:31)

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Asserts that Democrats propose $1.5 trillion in new spending, including $200 billion for benefits for illegal aliens and non-citizens.

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