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Mike Johnson: “We have the National Defense Authorization act, which is our…”

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

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Speaker Johnson Joins John Solomon on Just the News

Published | Video Starts at 06:52

What are some of the things they're blocking right now because the government shut down? Yeah, well, there's a lot of important work still on the table before we get to the end of the year. We have the National Defense Authorization act, which is our policy on national defense. I mean, obviously national security, very, very important. Right now, our race with China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and all the other adversaries of the country, that's being held up. (06:52–06:57)

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