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Mike Johnson: “The American people want good paying jobs.”

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

Press Conference on President Trump's First 100 Days and Legislative Agenda

Published April 29, 2025 | Video Starts at 32:17

All they have is obstruction they're trying to target. They showed us over the last four years, the last eight years, they used lawfare, they used, you know, conspiracy theories, all … The American people want good paying jobs. … this nonsensical waste of our time. We don't have time to waste. We gotta, as I mentioned, we gotta fix every. (32:17–32:20)

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“Secured trillions of dollars in new investments in American manufacturing.”
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“Illegal crossings are at an all time low.”
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“The Trump administration has stopped illegal border crossings. Congressman Downing said it well. 99.9% success rate.”
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“More than 100,000 illegal aliens and gang members have been deported.”
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“I raised $32.2 million in the first quarter. It's an all-time record for a Republican speaker in a midterm.”
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“Republicans in Congress are enjoying a 69% approval rating.”
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“President Trump has accomplished more in the first hundred days than most presidents do in their entire careers.”
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“Removed men from women's sports.”
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“Ended DEI in the federal government and the US Military.”
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“Expanded oil and gas extraction to lower prices.”
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“We will identify savings and investments that will make America secure and competitive.”
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“Deported criminal illegal aliens.”
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“Inflation is falling rapidly.”
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“The consumer price index beat expectations, actually dropped 0.1% in March.”
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“Inflation is cooling. Energy prices are down.”
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“Democrats want the destruction of American energy and the American energy industry and the good paying jobs that come with that industry.”
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“Trillions of dollars in US Investments have been secured by the Trump administration.”
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“President Trump built the greatest economy in the history of the world in the first Trump administration.”
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“The patriots outraised Democrats 2 to 1.”
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“Democrats are underwater 9%. They have a net negative 9% approval rating in their party.”
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“Republicans view of GOP leadership, 78% approved.”
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“Democrats view of Democrat leadership, 42% approve. 57% disapprove.”
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“The American people want a safe and secure and most of all competitive America.”
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“President's approval rating is better than it was in 2017 when he got started.”
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“We're going to have 100 countries, by some accounts, and maybe higher, renegotiate their trade policies with America.”
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“Republicans were going to gut Medicaid. It's just simply not true.”
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“We're not gutting Medicaid. We're going to preserve the programs.”
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“We're going to reduce fraud, waste and abuse [in Medicaid].”
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“We're going to give everybody a tax break.”
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“They're not going to have the largest tax increase in U.S. history at the end of this year.”
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“The American people want lower taxes.”
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“The executive branch has the constitutional and appropriate legal authority to address unfair trade practices with other countries.”
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“Everything they've done thus far has been entirely lawful and appropriate [regarding trade practices].”
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