'That's an absurd statement' Mike Johnson clashes with Stephanopoulos on SHUTDOWN

The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher health care premiums. Why are you against that?

That's an absurd statement what you said there. Let's be clear about what happened last night, George. It's a factual statement. No, George, let me tell you what happened last night. Everybody can go and review the facts for themselves. Forty-four Senate Democrats voted to reject a clean, nonpartisan, continuing funding resolution to keep the United States government open. The Democrats said instead that they wanted to give health care to illegal aliens

instead of keeping critical services provided for the American citizens. That's what happened plain and simple. Every Democrat in the House except one voted against the clean, continuing resolution. It was non-partisan in nature. There are no policy riders on it that Republicans favored. It's exactly what Chuck Schumer and other Democrats voted for in March. They changed their tune because Chuck Schumer is having political problems right now. That's just a simple fact and everybody knows that.

He's trying to outrun the far left portion of his base, so he's decided to inflict pain He's trying to outrun the far left portion of his base, so he's decided to inflict pain on the American people.