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Steve Scalise: “Thousands of people just in southeast Louisiana [are…”

Featuring: Steve Scalise, Republican | House Majority Leader, U.S. House Louisiana, District 1

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Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 17 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 17:33

And my local media outlet, WWL tv, just did a story today that went live about the consequences to those federal employees. We're talking about Thousands of people just in southeast Louisiana [are affected by the shutdown]. Maybe Chuck Schumer doesn't care about those people, but his party is causing pain through a lot of corners of this country. (17:33–17:38)

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Asserts that thousands of people in southeast Louisiana are affected by the government shutdown.

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