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Mike Johnson: “Nine times, Democrats in Congress have voted to close [the…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 06:11

It is the Democrats who voted to shut the government down. Look at the record. Nine times now, the Republicans in Congress, House and Senate, have voted to open the government. And Nine times, Democrats in Congress have voted to close [the government]. it. All but one, Hakeem Jeffries, led the effort in the House. We had this debate on the government shutting down on the House floor. We won. (06:11–06:15)

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Asserts that Democrats have voted nine times to keep the government closed.

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