Mike Johnson: “Troops don't get paid during a shutdown.”

“I mean, they're willing to do it. They're willing to exact all this pain. And by the way, while you mentioned some of the things that will continue, defense and all that, Troops don't get paid during a shutdown. Okay? And very importantly, health care. They want to talk about health care. If they don't fund the government, guess what does stop? The WIC program.” (03:01–03:03)

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