Mike Johnson: “They've added a condition that says we have to tie the hands…”

“Well, look, I wish we didn't have to, but it looks like the Democrats are trying to push us into that. They've added these really crazy conditions onto the negotiation over the last week or so. They've added a condition that says we have to tie the hands of President Trump that the legislative branch would... dictate to the executive branch, for example, a base number of employees for each agency in the executive branch. I don't even think it's constitutional what they're requiring, but it's certainly an absurd notion. But how long would that buy that? So CR go. Do you believe if.” (10:24–10:37)

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