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As shutdown continues, House speaker calls Democratic priorities 'absurd'

Johnson said the government shutdown reduces GDP by $15 billion weekly and furloughs 750,000 federal workers as talks over Affordable Care Act subsidies stall.

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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he and Trump are united about negotiating with Democrats on health care only after the government reopens.

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Trump Plans To ‘Permanently Eliminate’ Billions of Dollars in Democratic Priorities Amid Government Shutdown

‘Because of the shutdown … we’re able to take out billions and billions of dollars of waste, fraud, and abuse,’ the president says.

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As shutdown continues, House speaker calls Democratic priorities 'absurd'

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he and Trump are united about negotiating with Democrats on health care only after the government reopens.

·United States
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Spectrum News broke the news in United States on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
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