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Mike Johnson: “Republicans have voted over and over and over to open the…”

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

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Speaker Johnson Joins Cheryl Casone on Fox Business

Published | Video Starts at 08:04

So that's a red herring. The Democrats are so good at distraction. They're trying to make people lose sight of the simple fact here that the Republicans have voted over and over and over to open the government, and they [Democrats] have voted to close it. That is the plain and simple truth. We're staying with Arizona. And by the way, you know, with Arizona, you know, I know they're filing suit to get her sworn in, and I want to ask you about that. (08:04–08:10)

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Asserts that Republicans have repeatedly voted to open the government while Democrats have voted to close it.

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