Mike Johnson: “This is now the third longest shutdown in history.”

“For those of you that are keeping track, this will be day 20, 20 days since the Democrats recklessly shut down United States government. And the Democrats are making some very costly history here. Don't lose that. In all that's happening, This is now the third longest shutdown in history. And when you look at it carefully, it is now already the longest full shutdown of all time.” (00:25–00:29)

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