Speaker Johnson is ‘confident’ shutdown will end by Tuesday amid DHS fight: Full interview
NBC News·2026-02-01 16:05
And joining me now is Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana. Speaker Johnson, welcome back to Meet the Press. >> Always great to be with you. Thanks. >> It is great to have you. And as we sit here today, we are in the midst of a partial government shutdown. So I want to start right there. The latest reports are that you've spoken to Leader Hakeim Jeff, that he has made it clear that you don't have Democrat support to reopen the government. So let me put this bottom line question to you. ...