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Mike Johnson: “America first is no longer just an agenda. It's now the law…”

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Mike Johnson Discusses Medicaid Reforms and Economic Policies with Louisiana Congressman

Published July 7, 2025 | Video Starts at 02:57

So we're doing the right moral good thing here and everyone will see that. But look, we got to zoom out too, and talk about how important this bill is for everybody. America first is no longer just an agenda. It's now the law of the land. moon. And that's what's so important about this. We delivered all that on America's 249th birthday. And it was the biggest gift of the country that we could have possibly done. (02:57–03:02)

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Asserts that the 'America First' agenda has been enacted into law.

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“1.4 million illegal aliens, for example, that are getting coverage and stealing it from American citizens can no longer do that.”
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“There's about 4.8 million people who are able-bodied workers with no dependents, who are gaming the system.”
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“The average American household is going to have 13,000 more dollars in their pocket because they're not going to have to send it to…”
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“About 90% of seniors are going to have no taxes anymore on their Social Security benefits.”
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“The CBO was off on their analysis of [the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act] by $1.5 trillion.”
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“They're not even counting the $2.8 trillion that we'll receive as a result of the Trump's tariff policies.”
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“All of those [solar and wind] projects have to be going by the end of 2027 or we're no longer doing subsidies.”
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“There are no cuts to Medicaid in the big beautiful bill.”
Mike Johnson Discusses Medicaid Reforms and Economic Policies with Louisiana Congressman | Uploaded July 7, 2025 | 00:36-00:40
“Medicaid is one of the most abused programs in the government.”
Mike Johnson Discusses Medicaid Reforms and Economic Policies with Louisiana Congressman | Uploaded July 7, 2025 | 00:59-01:02
“We delivered in more than six months, anything better than any prior administration, any Congress in history.”
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“We're going to secure the border permanently.”
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“We're making tax cuts permanent.”
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“This bill is the first welfare reform in generations.”
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“It's the first ever cut to Planned Parenthood, force taxpayer funding of abortion.”
Mike Johnson Discusses Medicaid Reforms and Economic Policies with Louisiana Congressman | Uploaded July 7, 2025 | 03:42-03:50
“It's the first major reduction in taxes imposed on any law-abiding gun owners in decades.”
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“The reason that the economy took off like a rocket in 2017 after we passed the bill, is because we cut taxes and cut regulations.”
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“The Joint Economic Advisers for the White House...believes that we can achieve 3% economic growth, that we're going to add 4 million new…”
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“There's a big leap forward on a return to American energy dominance in this bill.”
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“We're cutting red tape and regulations. We're going to cut down the permitting times for, for new drilling and exploration.”
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“The subsidies are coming to an end and it's been a, it's been a complete boondock.”
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