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Mike Johnson: “For 65 consecutive years, Congress has done exactly that…”

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

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House Leadership, Angel Families, and Law Enforcement Applaud Passage of Secure America Act

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… gee, you know, both parties have to acknowledge the necessity of maintaining our defense and supporting our troops. Surely that's the last thing we can agree upon. Everybody would say For 65 consecutive years, Congress has done exactly that, enacted the National Defense Authorization act without fail. I am sad to tell you that is no longer the case because the Communist caucus, the Democrats now have decided that they're not into that anymore. (46:45–46:53)

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Asserts that Congress has enacted the National Defense Authorization Act for 65 consecutive years.

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