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Mike Johnson: “Reopen the government so we get back to work.”

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

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FULL: Democrat Senators Mark Kelly, Ruben Gallego confront Mike Johnson on day 8 of shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 00:11

Oh, hey, gentlemen. Hey, Speaker. Appreciate it. Good to see y'. All. Hey. So his congresswoman and the number of ours. Yeah. Reopen the government so we get back to work. I mean, but this. This excuse just keeps on moving. Yeah. It's not great. If you want representation. There's 750. Wait, let me address the. Let me address the. (00:11–00:14)

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