Millions of American families went without food on their table. You had millions of Americans stranded in airports, their flights canceled and delayed. You had troops and federal employees wondering where their next paycheck would come from.
Johnson's comments on the impact of the government shutdown during a press conference.
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The Democrat Party – the socialists, the Marxists – have nominated some of the most radical candidates to ever run for office, and they’re running for Congress. The insurgent left is on the rise.
The big urgency is to get the SAVE America past. The president has that as a top priority, and so do I.
So I hope he does sign it. If he doesn't, it's still law; we'll still celebrate it. But he's trying to make a point and I think he's making it very effectively.
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