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Speaker Johnson Gives Press Conference Remarks on Day 13 of Government Shutdown

Published October 13, 2025 | Video Starts at 14:46

And so we have lots of ideas on how to fix it. But it is very, very complicated. It involves a big percentage of the US economy. Healthcare is entwined with. Somewhere, I think it's 15% of the US economy is the health care system. And you can't just rip it out at the roots and start over it. It's a very, very complicated series of measures and steps that you have to take to fix it. (14:46–14:51)

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