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Mike Johnson: “They are more afraid of the radical activists who are…”

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 37 of Government Shutdown

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And ironically, they're eating up all the clock where that would have been done. It's not about any of this. It's about politics. As we explained earlier, They are more afraid of the radical activists who are running the Democratic Party right now than they are of starving families, having families go hungry and having federal workers go without paychecks. That's just a simple fact. So, yes, Leader Thune has been over backwards. He's offered them a vote. You know what they told them in response? (40:27–40:39)

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Asserts that Democrats prioritize radical activists over families and federal workers.

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