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Mike Johnson: “We're going to scale down the size of the bureaucracy and…”

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Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill

Published March 11, 2025 | Video Starts at 11:53

The doge work is finding the massive amounts of fraud, waste and abuse. We have a White House that is actually dedicated to getting us back on to a fiscally responsible track. We're going to scale down the size of the bureaucracy and the agencies which has become the fourth branch of government. None of that was, was present or true before. When I became Speaker, I inherited a real mess. We had Joe Biden in the White House. (11:53–12:00)

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“After the first two years of Trump administration, we had the greatest economy in the history of the world, not just the U.S.”
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“After the first two years of [the] Trump administration, we had the greatest economy in the history of the world, not just the U.S.”
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“After the first two years of Trump administration, we had the greatest economy in the history of the world, not just the U.S.”
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“After the first two years of Trump administration, we had the greatest economy in the history of the world, not just the U.S.”
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“We cut taxes, we cut regulations, we let people keep more money in their pocket, and we made America the first priority.”
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“The last four years was a disaster in economic policy and every other measurement of public policy.”
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“The last four years was a disaster in economic policy and every other measurement of public policy.”
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“The last four years was a disaster in economic policy and every other measurement of public policy.”
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“They [Democrats] are going to try to shut the government down.”
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“They [Democrats] have no leader, no vision, no, no plan, no platform they can run on because that was repudiated in the election.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 02:13-17:46
“They [Democrats] either have an issue with reading comprehension or they are attempting to run one of the most shameful misinformation…”
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“The administrators there [at Columbia] refused to take control of that campus.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 02:19-02:23
“The administrators there refused to take control of that campus. They refused to allow the PD to come, the police department to come in and…”
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“The administrators [at Columbia] refused to allow the PD to come, the police department, to come in and take control.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 02:19-02:27
“The president has since been removed, and now they got the same problem again.”
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“The president has since been removed, and now they got the same problem again.”
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“The president has since been removed [from Columbia University].”
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“If you are on a student visa and you're in America and you're an aspiring young terrorist... you're going home.”
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“If you are on a student visa and you're in America and you're an aspiring young terrorist... we're going to arrest your tail, and we're…”
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“If you are on a student visa and you're in America and you're an aspiring young terrorist... we're going to arrest your tail and we're going…”
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“If you are on a student visa and you're in America and you're an aspiring young terrorist... you're going home.”
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“They either have an issue with reading comprehension or they are attempting to run one of the most shameful misinformation campaigns that…”
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“We filed that, the cr, the continued resolution on Saturday.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 04:32-04:37
“We filed that the cr, the continued resolution on Saturday.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 04:32-04:37
“We filed that, the cr, the continued resolution on Saturday.”
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“Every single word of that [Democrats' statement] is a lie.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:04-05:07
“Every single word of that is a lie. Every single. They just made it up. They didn't read the bill.”
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“Every single word of that [Democrats' statement] is a lie.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:04-05:07
“Every single word of [the House Democrat leadership team's statement] is a lie.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:04-05:07
“This clean CR contains no poison pill riders, no, no policy riders there at all.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:35-05:43
“This clean CR contains no poison pill riders, no, no policy riders there at all. No cuts to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. No cuts…”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:35-05:49
“This clean CR contains no poison pill riders, no. No policy riders there at all. No cuts to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. No cuts…”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:35-05:49
“This clean CR contains no poison pill riders, no. No policy riders there at all.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:35-05:43
“No cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. No cuts to veterans benefits.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 05:42-05:49
“No cuts to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. No cuts to veterans benefits.”
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“We plus up the accounts for veterans.”
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“We plus up the accounts for veterans.”
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“We plus up the accounts for veterans.”
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“They are going to try to shut the government down. Every House Democrat will participate in this.”
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“Every House Democrat will participate in [trying to shut the government down].”
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“It looks like they're going to try to shut down the government.”
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“Democrats are using federal employees as props and Medicaid benefits and Social Security checks as cudgels.”
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“The threat of government shutdown [by Democrats] is an attempt to wrestle power away from the President of the United States.”
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“If congressional Democrats refuse to support this clean cr, they will be responsible for every troop who misses a paycheck, for every flight…”
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“If Congressional Democrats refuse to support this clean cr, they will be responsible for every troop who misses a paycheck, for every flight…”
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“If congressional Democrats refuse to support this clean CR, they will be responsible for every troop who misses a paycheck.”
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“If congressional Democrats refuse to support this clean cr, they will be responsible for every troop who misses a paycheck, for every flight…”
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“This is a different CR than anything we've seen in our careers in Congress.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 11:03-11:07
“This is a different CR than anything we've seen in our careers in Congress. I've been here eight years, he's been here a bit longer. It…”
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“This is a different CR than anything we've seen in our careers in Congress.”
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“This is a different CR than anything we've seen in our careers in Congress.”
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“A year long cr, which is the first that I think we've had, I don't know that there is a precedent for an actual year long cr.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 11:16-11:24
“A year long cr, which is the first that I think we've had.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 11:16-11:21
“It solves the problem because it freezes federal spending.”
Mike Johnson Confident ahead of House Vote on Spending Bill | Uploaded March 11, 2025 | 11:24-11:28
“It solves the problem because it freezes federal spending.”
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“This White House is going to send us a budget that's going to request funding for a smaller, leaner, more efficient, effective, accountable…”
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“This White House is going to send us a budget that's going to request funding for a smaller, leaner, more efficient, effective, accountable…”
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“The White House is going to send us a budget that's going to request funding for a smaller, leaner, more efficient, effective, accountable…”
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“This White House is going to send us a budget that's going to request funding for a smaller, leaner, more efficient, effective, accountable…”
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“A year-long CR, which is the first that I think we've had.”
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“We have a White House that is actually dedicated to getting us back onto a fiscally responsible track.”
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“We have a White House that is actually dedicated to getting us back onto a fiscally responsible track.”
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“We have a White House that is actually dedicated to getting us back onto a fiscally responsible track.”
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“We will have the votes. We're going to pass the CR. We can do it on our own.”
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