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Mike Johnson: “The House did its work. I've said it over and over and over.”

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 27 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 30:12

So why not do that rather than have members back home in their districts? Yeah. So we're evaluating this day by day. The House did its work. I've said it over and over and over. And the most important thing is to get the government open. It's the number one priority and number one responsibility of Congress. And the Senate Democrats have chosen not to do it. (30:12–30:16)

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Asserts that the House has completed its work.

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