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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was featured discussing the current budget crisis in an interview with Greta Van Susteren. Johnson accused Democrats, led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, of attempting to restore healthcare benefits to illegal immigrants through a proposed continuing resolution (CR). He emphasized that the Republican-controlled House had passed a clean, nonpartisan CR to keep the government open until November 21st, mirroring previous bipartisan agreements. According to Johnson, Schumer’s counterproposal included a $1.5 trillion increase in spending, part of which aimed to “restore healthcare to illegal aliens,” a move Johnson condemned as dangerous and contrary to federal law.