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Mike Johnson: “Republicans are being responsible. We're operating in good…”

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

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Shutdown Presser Day 3

Published | Video Starts at 21:18

And I can't take off Republican priorities that we put in the CR and say, hey, is that better? Could you vote for that? Because we didn't put them on there in the first place. Why? Because Republicans are being responsible. We're operating in good faith and we're trying to get the Democrats to do their job and they won't. Those are the simple facts and they cannot be obscured. I'm so grateful for the strong leadership of my colleague and partner over in the Senate and I'd love Leader Thune to give you a little update here. (21:18–21:25)

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Asserts that Republicans are acting responsibly and Democrats are not fulfilling their duties.

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