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Mike Johnson: “The reason it's illegal right now for illegal aliens to…”

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

Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview

Published October 5, 2025 | Video Starts at 06:15

Young pregnant women, they want to pay more for illegal aliens than US citizens and we are against that. The reason it's illegal right now for illegal aliens to receive taxpayer funded benefits is because Republicans wrote it into the law. July 4th. Look at don't take my word for it. Look at page 57, section 2141 of Chuck Schumer's counter proposal. It's on my website@speaker.gov everybody go look. (06:15–06:22)

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Asserts that it is illegal for illegal aliens to receive taxpayer-funded benefits due to Republican legislation.

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“His counter proposal would add $1.5 trillion in new spending for a simple seven week stopgap funding measure to keep the government open.”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 02:08-02:18
“What they did under the Biden administration is they set in place a program that pays the hospitals more for illegal aliens than US…”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 07:03-07:13
“It will spend $200 billion of hardworking taxpayer funds to pay for health care for illegals.”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 07:23-07:30
“The simple CR that we passed in the house more than two weeks ago does exactly that. It is a clean CR.”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 01:02-01:10
“The reason the government is closed is because Chuck Schumer and 43 of his Democrat colleagues in the Senate have decided now to vote…”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 01:47-01:57
“They want to claw back $50 billion that we put in for rural hospitals to prop them up.”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 02:20-02:27
“We have plenty of time to figure that out because again, it doesn't expire until the end of the year.”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 04:22-04:28
“Those reforms we made to Medicaid are not cuts to Medicaid. Medicaid will continue to grow. It's just growing at a slower pace.”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 04:53-05:01
“What the Democrats are demanding right now to keep the government open is we put them all back on there. We're not doing that.”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 05:08-05:13
“Look at page 57, section 2141 of Chuck Schumer's counter proposal. It's on my website@speaker.gov.”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 06:24-06:31
“There is a war on crime.”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 08:14-08:17
“There are National Guard troops patrolling the streets.”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 08:26-08:29
“Before this, it was a literal war zone. This is one of the most dangerous cities in America.”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 08:28-08:33
“President Trump is in charge.”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 08:41-08:43
“The Democrat mayor say thank you so much for bringing in the reinforcement.”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 08:47-08:52
“I've talked with National Guardsmen who are here in D.C. they, they're proud of the work they've done.”
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“The model here could be the model elsewhere.”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 09:32-09:35
“In a few of these blue states, in deep blue cities that are run by soft on crime mayors, they need some help.”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 09:34-09:41
“President Trump is a bold leader who's providing it.”
Speaker Johnson says Democrats are 'not serious' about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview | Uploaded October 5, 2025 | 09:42-09:45