On the recordOctober 7, 2025
Because they’ve decided to vote to shut the government down, they have now effectively turned off the legislative branch, the Article 1 branch of our government, and they’ve turned it over to the executive.
Mike Johnson: “Because they’ve decided to vote to shut the government down, they have now effectively turned off the legislative…”
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Johnson defends the Trump administration's right to cancel grants due to the government shutdown.
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