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Mike Johnson: “Desperate times call for desperate measures and Congress is…”

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

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Speaker Mike Johnson floats possibility of Congress eliminating federal courts.

Published | Video Starts at 00:34

We do have authority over the federal courts, as you know. We can, we can eliminate an entire district court. We have power, funding over the courts and all these other things. But Desperate times call for desperate measures and Congress is going to act. So stay tuned for that. So, Julie, what are Republicans actually exploring here as they try to push their agenda past these judges and courts? Yeah. (00:34–00:38)

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