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Mike Johnson: “They voted for CRS every time it was possible in their lives…”

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 04:27

Why are they demanding these things? Why is point number three so essential to them? Why would they do this? Because it's unprecedented. As we've noticed and reminded you all. They voted for CRS every time it was possible in their lives as recently as March of this year. But they're doing it to appease their far left Marxist base. That's the headline. That's why. That's why we're all in this mess. That's why the American people are suffering pain. (04:27–04:33)

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Asserts that Democrats have historically supported Continuing Resolutions, including in March of the current year.

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