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Mike Johnson: “They sent us a bill that literally put the number zero in…”

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

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Speaker Johnson Joins Fox and Friends on Fox News

Published | Video Starts at 00:48

We thought that would be passed by unanimous consent on Monday and it didn't happen in the Senate. And so we've got a dilemma. The outrage and the reason we were so upset, Lawrence, is because They sent us a bill that literally put the number zero in the bill for the funding of border security and customs and immigration enforcement. We can't do that. That was the biggest issue in the 2024 election. And it's outrageous to us just in those two agencies, C98000 hardworking Americans, self sacrificing people who … (00:48–00:58)

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Asserts that a bill proposed zero funding for border security and immigration enforcement.

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