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Mike Johnson: “It looks like they're going to try to shut down the…”

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Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill

Published March 11, 2025 | Video Starts at 06:36

It looks like that would be a shame. If it's true, I hope some of them will have a moment of clarity themselves and do the right thing. But It looks like they're going to try to shut down the government. It's a striking new posture for Democrats who have always said they've just been apoplectic about the prospect of government shutdowns. I put a video out about an hour ago on social media. (06:36–06:39)

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“The president [of Columbia] has since been removed, and now they got the same problem again.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 00:10-02:33
“After the first two years of Trump administration, we had the greatest economy in the history of the world, not just the U.S.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 00:20-00:25
“After the first two years of [the] Trump administration, we had the greatest economy in the history of the world, not just the U.S.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 00:20-00:25
“After the first two years of Trump administration, we had the greatest economy in the history of the world, not just the U.S.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 00:20-00:25
“After the first two years of Trump administration, we had the greatest economy in the history of the world, not just the U.S.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 00:20-00:25
“We cut taxes, we cut regulations, we let people keep more money in their pocket, and we made America the first priority.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 00:38-00:47
“The last four years was a disaster in economic policy and every other measurement of public policy.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 00:52-00:58
“The last four years was a disaster in economic policy and every other measurement of public policy.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 00:52-00:58
“The last four years was a disaster in economic policy and every other measurement of public policy.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 00:52-00:58
“They [Democrats] are going to try to shut the government down.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 02:13-06:28
“They [Democrats] have no leader, no vision, no, no plan, no platform they can run on because that was repudiated in the election.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 02:13-17:46
“They [Democrats] either have an issue with reading comprehension or they are attempting to run one of the most shameful misinformation…”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 02:13-04:30
“The administrators there [at Columbia] refused to take control of that campus.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 02:19-02:23
“The administrators there refused to take control of that campus. They refused to allow the PD to come, the police department to come in and…”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 02:19-02:27
“The administrators [at Columbia] refused to allow the PD to come, the police department, to come in and take control.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 02:19-02:27
“The president has since been removed, and now they got the same problem again.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 02:29-02:33
“The president has since been removed, and now they got the same problem again.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 02:29-02:33
“The president has since been removed [from Columbia University].”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 02:29-02:32
“If you are on a student visa and you're in America and you're an aspiring young terrorist... you're going home.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 03:07-03:15
“If you are on a student visa and you're in America and you're an aspiring young terrorist... we're going to arrest your tail, and we're…”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 03:07-03:19
“If you are on a student visa and you're in America and you're an aspiring young terrorist... we're going to arrest your tail and we're going…”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 03:07-03:19
“If you are on a student visa and you're in America and you're an aspiring young terrorist... you're going home.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 03:07-03:15
“They either have an issue with reading comprehension or they are attempting to run one of the most shameful misinformation campaigns that…”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 04:23-04:32
“We filed that, the cr, the continued resolution on Saturday.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 04:32-04:37
“We filed that the cr, the continued resolution on Saturday.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 04:32-04:37
“We filed that, the cr, the continued resolution on Saturday.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 04:32-04:37
“Every single word of that [Democrats' statement] is a lie.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:04-05:07
“Every single word of that is a lie. Every single. They just made it up. They didn't read the bill.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:04-05:09
“Every single word of that [Democrats' statement] is a lie.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:04-05:07
“Every single word of [the House Democrat leadership team's statement] is a lie.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:04-05:07
“This clean CR contains no poison pill riders, no, no policy riders there at all.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:35-05:43
“This clean CR contains no poison pill riders, no, no policy riders there at all. No cuts to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. No cuts…”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:35-05:49
“This clean CR contains no poison pill riders, no. No policy riders there at all. No cuts to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. No cuts…”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:35-05:49
“This clean CR contains no poison pill riders, no. No policy riders there at all.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:35-05:43
“No cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. No cuts to veterans benefits.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:42-05:49
“No cuts to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. No cuts to veterans benefits.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:42-05:49
“We plus up the accounts for veterans.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:50-05:53
“We plus up the accounts for veterans.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:50-05:53
“We plus up the accounts for veterans.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:50-05:53
“They are going to try to shut the government down. Every House Democrat will participate in this.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 06:25-06:30
“Every House Democrat will participate in [trying to shut the government down].”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 06:27-06:30
“Democrats are using federal employees as props and Medicaid benefits and Social Security checks as cudgels.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 08:03-08:08
“The threat of government shutdown [by Democrats] is an attempt to wrestle power away from the President of the United States.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 08:07-08:19
“If congressional Democrats refuse to support this clean cr, they will be responsible for every troop who misses a paycheck, for every flight…”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 08:20-08:37
“If Congressional Democrats refuse to support this clean cr, they will be responsible for every troop who misses a paycheck, for every flight…”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 08:20-08:37
“If congressional Democrats refuse to support this clean CR, they will be responsible for every troop who misses a paycheck.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 08:20-08:30
“If congressional Democrats refuse to support this clean cr, they will be responsible for every troop who misses a paycheck, for every flight…”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 08:20-08:37
“This is a different CR than anything we've seen in our careers in Congress.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 11:03-11:07
“This is a different CR than anything we've seen in our careers in Congress. I've been here eight years, he's been here a bit longer. It…”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 11:03-11:21
“This is a different CR than anything we've seen in our careers in Congress.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 11:03-11:07
“This is a different CR than anything we've seen in our careers in Congress.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 11:03-11:07
“A year long cr, which is the first that I think we've had, I don't know that there is a precedent for an actual year long cr.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 11:16-11:24
“A year long cr, which is the first that I think we've had.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 11:16-11:21
“It solves the problem because it freezes federal spending.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 11:24-11:28
“It solves the problem because it freezes federal spending.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 11:24-11:28
“We're going to scale down the size of the bureaucracy and the agencies which has become the fourth branch of government.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 11:53-12:00
“This White House is going to send us a budget that's going to request funding for a smaller, leaner, more efficient, effective, accountable…”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 12:45-12:54
“This White House is going to send us a budget that's going to request funding for a smaller, leaner, more efficient, effective, accountable…”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 12:45-12:54
“The White House is going to send us a budget that's going to request funding for a smaller, leaner, more efficient, effective, accountable…”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 12:45-12:54
“This White House is going to send us a budget that's going to request funding for a smaller, leaner, more efficient, effective, accountable…”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 12:45-12:54
“A year-long CR, which is the first that I think we've had.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 24:58-25:03
“We have a White House that is actually dedicated to getting us back onto a fiscally responsible track.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 25:28-25:36
“We have a White House that is actually dedicated to getting us back onto a fiscally responsible track.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 25:28-25:36
“We have a White House that is actually dedicated to getting us back onto a fiscally responsible track.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 25:28-25:36
“We will have the votes. We're going to pass the CR. We can do it on our own.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 50:16-50:16