Mike Johnson: “This year we mark our 250th anniversary of our independence.”

“I think it's a very important message. Of course, we do gather here at a unique and consequential moment in American history. This year we mark our 250th anniversary of our independence. Now, I know this is not a long span of time in the scale of human history.” (03:41–03:48)

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