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Mike Johnson: “It's the largest amount of savings ever achieved by any…”

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

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Speaker Johnson Delivers Remarks at House Leadership Press Conference

Published | Video Starts at 04:57

Why? Because my friends we have a $37 trillion federal debt. Remember, we cut 1.6 trillion in the big beautiful bill. And that was a huge leap forward because It's the largest amount of savings ever achieved by any legislative body in the history of mankind. But it's not enough. We have to continue to spend more responsibly. This week, we'll bring up the energy and water appropriations bill to the floor. (04:57–05:03)

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