Mike Johnson: “We only have 53 Republicans in the Senate.”

“Every Republican in the building is voting to open the government. The President wants to open the government. We need a few more Democrats because We only have 53 Republicans in the Senate. We gotta have a handful of Democrats to join and do the right thing. And I hope they will. So we'll keep you posted, wait for developments and let's pray this in soon.” (27:40–27:44)

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