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Mike Johnson: “For about 120 calendar days they [Democrats] shut the…”

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Speaker Johnson Delivers Remarks Following Vote to Avoid Government Shutdown

Published September 1, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:44

They engineered the longest shutdown in US History and then beat their own record in this Congress. So For about 120 calendar days they [Democrats] shut the government down. We're not going to do that. So House Republicans are in charge here and we're continuing to do the grown up thing and make sure we get the job done. (00:44–00:49)

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Asserts that Democrats shut down the government for about 120 calendar days.

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