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House Speaker Johnson Faces Outcry Over Military Funding
10/10/2025
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Story summary
- House Speaker Mike Johnson faced intense criticism during a live C-SPAN call-in.
- Voters, including a distressed Republican military mom, voiced frustration over troop pay and healthcare.
- The military mom accused Johnson of failing families and urged him to ensure military pay.
- Johnson blamed Senate Democrats for blocking troop funding; callers questioned Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) policies.
