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Mike Johnson: “Chuck Schumer has been in Congress for 44 years.”

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

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Published October 23, 2025 | Video Starts at 07:52

So it would be a pointless exercise in the House. And that is why I keep emphasizing the House has done its job. We … Chuck Schumer has been in Congress for 44 years. … left that he would show a fight against Trump no matter the pain that it causes on the American people. And now the Democrat leaders in the House are admitting that that's exactly what they are doing. (07:52–07:56)

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Asserts Chuck Schumer's tenure in Congress.

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