Mike Johnson

President Trump has suggested that the debt is not really top of mind of his concerns. He wants Republicans to fall in line. He wants Republicans to pass the bill. You told CNN, quote, somebody's got to be the dad that says, I know y'all want to go to Disney World, but we can't afford it. I guess I'm going to be that guy, unquote.

So how determined are you to be that guy if it actually means telling President Trump? you are going to vote against the bill and you're going to try to get other Republican senators to join you unless there are major, major changes.

So how determined are you to be that guy if it actually means telling President Trump? you are going to vote against the bill and you're going to try to get other Republican senators to join you unless there are major, major changes.

So how determined are you to be that guy if it actually means telling President Trump? you are going to vote against the bill and you're going to try to get other Republican senators to join you unless there are major, major changes.

every republican virtually every republican other than me voted to continue the biden spending levels which are going to give us a 2.2 trillion dollar deficit now if you increase the debt ceiling four to five trillion dollars that means they're planning on two trillion this year and more than two trillion next year that's just not conservative so i've told them if they strip out the debt ceiling i'll consider even with the imperfections voting for the rest of the bill but i can't vote to raise the debt ceiling five trillion there's got to be someone left in washington

every republican virtually every republican other than me voted to continue the biden spending levels which are going to give us a 2.2 trillion dollar deficit now if you increase the debt ceiling four to five trillion dollars that means they're planning on two trillion this year and more than two trillion next year that's just not conservative so i've told them if they strip out the debt ceiling i'll consider even with the imperfections voting for the rest of the bill but i can't vote to raise the debt ceiling five trillion there's got to be someone left in washington

every republican virtually every republican other than me voted to continue the biden spending levels which are going to give us a 2.2 trillion dollar deficit now if you increase the debt ceiling four to five trillion dollars that means they're planning on two trillion this year and more than two trillion next year that's just not conservative so i've told them if they strip out the debt ceiling i'll consider even with the imperfections voting for the rest of the bill but i can't vote to raise the debt ceiling five trillion there's got to be someone left in washington

Who thinks debt is wrong and deficits are wrong and wants to go in the other direction? The idea that we're going to explode deficits and the projections are now looking at over $3 trillion in deficits over the next 10 years, I think is just not a serious proposal.

Who thinks debt is wrong and deficits are wrong and wants to go in the other direction? The idea that we're going to explode deficits and the projections are now looking at over $3 trillion in deficits over the next 10 years, I think is just not a serious proposal.

Who thinks debt is wrong and deficits are wrong and wants to go in the other direction? The idea that we're going to explode deficits and the projections are now looking at over $3 trillion in deficits over the next 10 years, I think is just not a serious proposal.

President Trump held a closed-door event Thursday night for top investors in his private cryptocurrency. We do not know who was there. The list has not been released. We do not know how much of the money came from outside the country. The president has, of course, a huge role to play when it comes to regulating crypto.

President Trump held a closed-door event Thursday night for top investors in his private cryptocurrency. We do not know who was there. The list has not been released. We do not know how much of the money came from outside the country. The president has, of course, a huge role to play when it comes to regulating crypto.

President Trump held a closed-door event Thursday night for top investors in his private cryptocurrency. We do not know who was there. The list has not been released. We do not know how much of the money came from outside the country. The president has, of course, a huge role to play when it comes to regulating crypto.

I really have a difficult time imagining that if this was a Democratic president doing the exact same thing, you wouldn't be outraged.

I really have a difficult time imagining that if this was a Democratic president doing the exact same thing, you wouldn't be outraged.

I really have a difficult time imagining that if this was a Democratic president doing the exact same thing, you wouldn't be outraged.

So 1.4 million people in your home state of Louisiana are on Medicaid. More than 800,000 receive SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps. Is it your contention that if any of those Louisianans lose their benefits, it's because they shouldn't have been receiving them because they were committing waste, fraud, or abuse?

So 1.4 million people in your home state of Louisiana are on Medicaid. More than 800,000 receive SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps. Is it your contention that if any of those Louisianans lose their benefits, it's because they shouldn't have been receiving them because they were committing waste, fraud, or abuse?

So 1.4 million people in your home state of Louisiana are on Medicaid. More than 800,000 receive SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps. Is it your contention that if any of those Louisianans lose their benefits, it's because they shouldn't have been receiving them because they were committing waste, fraud, or abuse?

I met with the Senate Republicans, all my colleagues over there, last week on Tuesday at their weekly luncheon, and I encouraged them to do their work, of course, as we all anticipate, but to make as few modifications to this package as possible because remembering that we've got to pass it one more time to ratify their changes in the House.