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Mike Johnson: “We're just simply trying to get the government open. And…”

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

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Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 22 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 36:41

And it was a very pleasant, constructive comment about strategy. You all have heard me say from the podium a few times, we're not pursuing a political strategy here. We're not. We're just simply trying to get the government open. And that's why the nonpartisan clean CR was the obvious vehicle to do that. And so we're not making political calculations here. We're making calculations on behalf of the American people. How can we get the government operating as soon as possible then get all these vital services and, and paychecks restored? (36:41–36:48)

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Asserts that a nonpartisan clean Continuing Resolution (CR) is the best way to reopen the government.

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