Joe Mathieu

I'm wondering if you're in any discussions with the administration on what this aid package might look like.

Are they talking with Congress on this and any update on when it could be rolled out?

And that was House Speaker Mike Johnson on the 20th day of the government shutdown, now the third longest in U.S.

history.

Johnson's comments came 48 hours after one of the largest demonstrations in recent memory, with the so-called No Kings protest happening in cities and towns coast to coast, as demonstrators made their voices heard protesting against the president and his supporters in Congress.

One voice that was there joins us now, Colin Allred, former Democratic congressman from Texas and now U.S.

Senate candidate.

Congressman, thanks so much for being with us.

Millions of people were in these dubbed No Kings protests this weekend.

You were one of them in Houston.

You saw the images, the pictures, just the large crowds.

The question now, Congressman Allred, is how do you turn that into votes?

Congressman, before we let you go, we do want to talk about your race.

You know this statistic as well as anyone.

No Democrat has won statewide in the state of Texas since the early 90s.

You ran.

You did not win last time, and you raised a lot of money.

So what makes you think this time around it's different?

Joining us now, as we promised, live from Capitol Hill is the U.S.

Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson.