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Mike Johnson: “Typically for the annual funding of the government, it's…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 15:51

That's why people are frustrated about it. We don't spend money responsibly here. We haven't for many years. And the reason for that is because Typically for the annual funding of the government, it's done in a back room, literally. There's a deal made by the top four leaders in Congress and that's hoisted upon the members, usually at the end of the year, right before a holiday, in an omnibus spending bill. (15:51–15:58)

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