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Johnson passionately expressed frustration, stating, "We sent over a clean CR to keep the lights on, and I have nothing to negotiate because there’s nothing in the bill to negotiate over." He blamed Democrats, led by Hakeem Jeffries, for voting overwhelmingly to shut down the government—an assertion backed by the fact that 99% of House Democrats voted to shut the government, according to Johnson.
Johnson condemned the Democrats for focusing on issues like healthcare funding for undocumented immigrants, accusing them of using the shutdown as leverage to push policies that the Republican Party opposes. He called for passing the already-approved Republican CR bill, which has persisted through multiple iterations, to reopen the government immediately.