Mike Johnson: “Overall, a $7 billion savings to the American people.”

“He needed the Department of Defense some flexibility and 6 billion additional dollars for the immediate needs. And it reduces non defense discretionary spending by 13, about $13 billion. So Overall, a $7 billion savings to the American people. And Mark, we are just getting started. We are going to reduce the size and scope of the federal government to make it look more like the framers of the Constitution intended.” (02:57–03:01)

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