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Mike Johnson: “Their counter proposal, DRE, is to spend over 1.5 trillion…”

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

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Speaker Johnson Joins Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy

Published | Video Starts at 02:36

And given the fact that they lost in 2024 and their minority in both chambers, why are you supposed to concede anything? Well, and they didn't give us anything reasonable at all. Their counter proposal, DRE, is to spend over 1.5 trillion additional dollars in a seven week stopgap funding measure. just to keep the lights on. They want us to spend a trade and a half new dollars. And included in that is, yes, everyone, free health care for illegal aliens. (02:36–02:46)

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Asserts that Democrats proposed spending over $1.5 trillion in a seven-week stopgap funding measure.

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