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Mike Johnson: “The reason we are in trouble is because over 74 percent of federal spending is on autopilot, mandatory spending,”…”

On the recordJune 15, 2026
The reason we are in trouble is because over 74 percent of federal spending is on autopilot, mandatory spending,” Johnson reportedly recently told a Louisiana radio station. “That’s your entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and then things like Social Security. They have to be adjusted and fixed.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Discussing federal spending and entitlement programs.

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