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Mike Johnson: “You're demanding a trillion and a half new spending instead…”

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 17 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 06:24

You're holding the entire country hostage to protect your own political correct. I mean, no one can deny that. And what you're doing is absurd. You're demanding a trillion and a half new spending instead of the clean, totally non partisan CR. that you yourself voted for just seven months ago. The holy charade is obvious. And I also want to point out the irony that is equally clear. Okay. (06:24–06:32)

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Asserts that Democrats are demanding $1.5 trillion in new spending instead of a clean CR.

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