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Mike Johnson: “The Democrats have voted repeatedly to keep the government…”

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

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FULL: Democrat Senators Mark Kelly, Ruben Gallego confront Mike Johnson on day 8 of shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 05:40

Every single Republican in House but one voted to keep the government open, to make sure TSA agents, Border Patrol agents. And even if they do anything, they're not here next week. Even if we strike a deal. And The Democrats have voted repeatedly to keep the government closed. Plain and simple. That is the issue. First things first. Open the government. We'll get back to work. (05:40–05:44)

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