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Mike Johnson: “Democrats have refused to reopen the government.”

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 17 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 04:35

And they're going to do it in a much larger venue tomorrow. And as the shutdown drags on, it's become increasingly clear that this spectacle is the reason the Democrats have refused to reopen the government. Just read a sample of the materials that this organizing group has circulated far and wide about the event tomorrow. They distributed talking points cheering on the shutdown. (04:35–04:38)

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