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Mike Johnson: “Chuck Schumer is more afraid of the radical leftists in his…”

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

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Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 15 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 07:54

Republicans want to pay the troops and we have shown that with our actions and our votes now nine times. And the Democrats want to use them as hostages to extort $1.5 trillion in new unserious … Chuck Schumer is more afraid of the radical leftists in his own party than he is concerned about making sure that those families don't have to wonder about whether or not they're going to be able to put food on the table. … Schumer and the left wing of his party are satisfied enough that the pain this shutdown has caused has reached a limit that they're satisfied with, then Republicans are going … (07:54–08:02)

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Asserts that Chuck Schumer prioritizes radical leftists over military families' financial security.

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