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Mike Johnson: “The Democrats need to be publicly prodded by their millions…”

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

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Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 29 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 07:53

They've had enough of this nonsense and they've all called on Senate Democrats to end this shameful shutdown. And it is a shame. The Democrats need to be publicly prodded by their millions of hard working Americans to just simply do the most basic function of their jobs. A rational person would read the pleas of the federal workers and conclude that it is time to end the charade and turn the lights back on. (07:53–08:02)

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Asserts that Democrats are not fulfilling their basic job functions.

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