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Mike Johnson: “They've been working without pay.”

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

Speaker Johnson Joins The Lead with Jake Tapper on CNN

Published November 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 07:44

Capitol Hill police officers, right? All of them. The ones that are protecting us right now. I mean, They've been working without pay. And so we have great sympathy for them. We'd like to reward that any way we can. It's a patriotic duty that they filled for their country. When the House returns. (07:44–07:46)

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