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Mike Johnson: “My understanding to this is they have every right to move…”

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 14 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 37:28

And we, the Republican Party stands for law enforcement. That's where we're going to be. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Funds pay, military numbers. Look, My understanding to this is they have every right to move the funds around. Duly appropriated dollars from Congress to the Department of Defense. There were some R and D accounts that had not been spent. And that's my understanding that's the money that's being used to pay the troops right now. (37:28–37:36)

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Asserts that the Department of Defense has the right to reallocate funds appropriated by Congress.

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