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Mike Johnson: “Democrats in the House and Senate voted against lower energy…”

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Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown

Published November 6, 2025 | Video Starts at 12:04

This is the most recent history no one can forget. They voted against no tax on tips. They voted against no taxes on Social Security. They voted against a larger child tax credit. The Democrats in the House and Senate voted against lower energy prices. against more American manufacturing and jobs and against lowering health care premiums by 12%. That provision, the cost sharing reduction provision was in the House version of the working families … (12:04–12:09)

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“This is day 37, 37. It is officially and shamefully the longest shutdown in U.S. history.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 00:42-00:52
“There are 13 House Democrats sitting in districts that President Trump won.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 07:43-07:48
“There's only three House Republicans sitting in districts that Kamala Harris won.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 07:52-07:57
“Blue collar workers are seeing the largest increase in wage growth in nearly six decades.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 09:00-09:06
“The working families tax cut...is the largest tax cut in U.S. history for working and middle class Americans.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 09:31-09:40
“Included in the 1.5 trillion [Democrats] want to spend is $200 billion...to restore health care benefits to illegal aliens.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 10:54-11:04
“Democrats...voted against lowering health care premiums by 12%.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 00:40-12:27
“We sent them a clean cr, as you know, back in September, September 19th, we passed it out of the House.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 01:00-01:07
“The Democrats have now set themselves on a collision course in their own tent.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 03:55-04:00
“The sole reason for the entire federal government being shut down now...is because of the fear of political retribution from the far left…”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 05:01-05:16
“The GOP is in excellent position to win big next year.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 06:22-06:27
“Record number of Hispanic and Latino voters, black and African American voters, Jewish voters, union workers, urban voters, young people…”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 06:52-07:01
“There's another 21 [House Democrats] in districts [President Trump] came within five points of winning.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 07:47-07:51
“Core inflation is nearing its lowest level in four years.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 08:49-08:54
“Gas prices have fallen to a four-year low.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 08:53-08:57
“They want to give a half a billion dollars back to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 11:12-11:18
“They want to cut $50 billion from the rural hospital fund.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 11:24-11:27
“They left us with a 40 year high inflation, higher taxes and energy prices and massive instability around the world.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 11:41-11:49
“They voted against no tax on tips.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 11:54-11:58
“They voted against no taxes on Social Security.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 11:57-12:01
“They voted against a larger child tax credit.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 12:00-12:05
“Fifteen times we voted for the hard working American people and 15 times...Democrats in Congress have voted for the radicals in their party.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 13:27-13:37
“He serves as vice chairman of the Republican Governance Group, one of our largest and most active caucuses.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 14:31-14:38
“The trade disparity had gone on for decades. It was creating a real imbalance, and it was adversely affecting American people and consumers.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 37:52-38:01
“He's using tariffs to create leverage in our trade strategy, and it is yielding great results for the American people.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 38:20-38:28
“They filed a counter proposal. That's $1.5 trillion in new spending.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 39:53-39:58
“They are more afraid of the radical activists who are running the Democratic Party right now than they are of starving families, having…”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 40:27-40:39
“The House did its job on September 19th.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 41:00-41:02
“Chuck Schumer is part of the old way. This was done. And that's part of the reason why people have such a lack of trust in Congress.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 41:32-41:38
“The USDA has reported and all of the economists have shown food prices always go up.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 42:59-43:06
“Grocery prices are rising at their slowest level in many years.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 43:38-43:42
“The big signature pieces of legislation that they passed in the Biden administration were disastrous for the economy and it made inflation…”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 44:10-44:18
“The demographic shift that we were able to see and experience in the 2024 election will hold.”
Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 37 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded November 6, 2025 | 44:49-44:57
“The Democrats determined in their own analysis, they are regarded as weak, woke and out of touch with the people.”
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