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Mike Johnson: “Both of those members are indicating now if the conditions…”

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

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No, I have two members in particular who've never voted for a debt ceiling and had said it was the red line for them. Both of those members are indicating now if the conditions are right and if the terms of the legislation are acceptable and there are legitimate cuts to the size and scope of government, which we're all committed to, that they would be open to doing that. So no one has completely foreclosed the possibility. So now the challenge for leadership and for me is to make sure that we fine tune this. (05:01–05:15)

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Asserts that two members who have never voted for a debt ceiling increase are open to it if conditions are right.

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