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

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

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Speaker Johnson Joins All Things with Kim Strassel (Wall Street Journal)

Published | Video Starts at 11:53

I mean, the record is so clear. It has never been as clear as it is right now. Republicans have voted over and over to open the government and Democrats have voted over and over to close it. I mean, the blame is squarely in their corner. They painted themselves into that corner. They don't have an easy way out, but there's nothing I can provide them to help them in that regard. (11:53–12:00)

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Asserts that Republicans have consistently voted to reopen the government while Democrats have voted to keep it closed.

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