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Mike Johnson: “It means that Head Start centers, which serve 60,000…”

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

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Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 30 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 01:07

It means that WIC assistance, that's Women, Infants and Children, the nutrition programs, will be at risk of running dry. It means that Head Start centers, which serve 60,000 children nationwide, will be at risk of closure. Millions of federal workers, and we've listed them here every day. You're talking about air traffic controllers and TSA and agents and park rangers and border patrol agents, law enforcement around the country, the stewards of our nuclear arsenal will miss their paychecks. (01:07–01:15)

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Asserts that Head Start centers serving 60,000 children are at risk of closing.

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