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Mike Johnson: “The framers of the Constitution wanted a limited federal…”

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

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Speaker Mike Johnson live interview on The Moon Griffon Show.

Published | Video Starts at 07:16

What we're going to do at the end of this is restore the founder's vision for the way the government is supposed to work. I mean, when they drafted the Constitution, The framers of the Constitution wanted a limited federal government. They wanted a small national government, and they wanted all the power really pushed out of the states. Right. (07:16–07:21)

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