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Mike Johnson: “That was their fifth vote to shut the government down on the…”

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

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Livestream: Speaker Johnson Shutdown Press Conference Day 7

Published | Video Starts at 02:02

We did some questions. Sadly, that status has not changed. As you know, last night the Senate Democrats, the same group, voted again to keep the government closed. So That was their fifth vote to shut the government down on the American people. It is regrettable and sad and real pain is being felt by real people because of these political shenanigans. So today, instead of the six simple truths, I'm going to give you five key facts. (02:02–02:06)

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Asserts that Senate Democrats have voted five times to shut down the government.

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