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Mike Johnson: “We passed the CR and we sent it to the Senate.”

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

Speaker Johnson Joins The Takeout With Major Garrett

Published October 9, 2025 | Video Starts at 07:02

I told my friend Marjorie, I don't know how under what universe of possibility this would ever be the Speaker's fault. We did our job. We passed the CR and we sent it to the Senate. The ball's in their Court. And. And I told her that she needs to consider carefully what would happen if you blow that up. What happens when the shoe's on the other foot. (07:02–07:06)

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Asserts that the Continuing Resolution (CR) was passed by the House and sent to the Senate.

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