US EditionJohnson Calls Potential Layoffs ‘a Regrettable Situation that the President Does Not Want’
- House Speaker Mike Johnson described potential layoffs of federal workers as a "regrettable situation" stemming from Democratic obstruction of Republican funding proposals.
- Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, is assessing essential federal programs due to funding declines, according to Johnson.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that layoffs could reach into the thousands and confirmed the administration's consideration of cuts due to the shutdown.
- Johnson stated that the unprecedented layoffs could have been avoided if Democrats had negotiated on funding, asserting that the responsibility lies with them.
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Layoffs Loom as House Speaker Presses Dems on Shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's administration as it prepared for potential layoffs of federal workers during the government shutdown, calling the situation "regrettable" but faulting Democrats for blocking Republican funding proposals, The Hill reported. In an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," Johnson said the unprecedented plan to lay off thousands of federal employees was not what Trump wanted but a s…
Speaker Johnson Blames Dems as Shutdown in 5th Day
Appearing on CBS's Face the Nation, Johnson said the House passed a bipartisan continuing resolution to fund the government for seven weeks, but said that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blocked it for political reasons.
Johnson calls potential layoffs ‘a regrettable situation that the president does not want’
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the Trump administration’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers is “regrettable,” but the fault is with Democrats who won’t agree to the Republicans’ proposal to reopen the government. In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” host Kristen Welker pressed Johnson on the administration’s unprecedented plan to…
Speaker Johnson Joins Meet the Press, Face the Nation on Day Five of the Democrat Government Shutdown - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson
WASHINGTON — On Day Five of the Democrat government shutdown, Speaker Johnson joined Meet the Press on NBC and Face the Nation on CBS to further debunk Democrat lies about their own counterproposal and remind liberal media hosts that it is Senate Democrats who bear responsibility for keeping the government closed. “The reason the government has closed is because Chuck Schumer and 43 of his Democrat colleagues in the Senate have decided now to vo…
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