Mike Johnson actually said...

"He must determine whether he wants to fund the government and do the responsible thing or he wants to shut the government down."

"Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who shepherded the bill through the House, took a victory lap after the vote, saying that House Republicans "stood together" with one Democrat to keep the government's lig..."

"We can do it on our own."

"No one wants to shut the government down, and we are governing, doing the responsible thing as Republicans."