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Mike Johnson: “Democrats have voted to close it [the government] eight…”

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

Livestream: Speaker Johnson Shutdown Press Conference Day 13

Published October 13, 2025 | Video Starts at 11:05

Every Democrat but one in the House voted not to pay the troops, not to pay tsa, Border Patrol, air traffic controllers and all the rest. The Senate Democrats have voted to close it [the government] eight times total in Congress. Republicans have voted to keep the government open and Democrats have voted to close it. Period. End of sentence. And why did they do this? (11:05–11:13)

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“On September 19, the House passed the clean resolution that got everyone paid and kept the services flowing.”
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“Senate Democrats then voted that down.”
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