Mike Johnson: “We want to reduce the size and scope of the federal…”

“The government's too large. It does too many things, does almost nothing. Well, right. So that's what the Doge effort is about. That's what the Trump administration is completely dialed in on. We want to reduce the size and scope of the federal government. And to do that, you've got to find real savings. So we want to encourage all the Republicans, we're the only ones that cut spending, not the Democrats.” (04:46–04:50)

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