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Mike Johnson: “Republicans passed $50 billion to prop up rural hospitals.”

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Mike Johnson addresses military pay, layoffs during government shutdown

Published October 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 03:01

They voted seven times to shut the government down. So our members are in their districts helping, for example, their rural hospitals navigate to get the funding. Republicans passed $50 billion to prop up rural hospitals. to support the health care of their constituents. And Chuck Schumer's counter proposal is to claw that back, not spend it. (03:01–03:06)

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