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Mike Johnson: “It's the first time in history, in the history of this…”

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 08:28

What do you think about his positions? While House Democrats court Marxists in New York, Senate Democrats have chosen to shut down the government over a totally clean, non partisan cr. It's the first time in history, in the history of this country that any party has done that, has chosen, had the audacity to shut the government down over a totally clean nonpartisan funding measure. They're bowing to the demands of their far left base and no one can deny that the facts are very clear. The American people are intelligent. They understand what's happening here. (08:28–08:40)

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Asserts that it is unprecedented for a party to shut down the government over a clean, nonpartisan funding measure.

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