SCOOP: Video of Dems railing against past shutdowns unveiled by GOP

SpeakerMikeJohnson’sofficeisreleasingthisvideotoratchetupthepressureonHouseDemocratsaheadofacriticalgovernmentshutdownbillvote.(Credit:OfficeofSpeakerMikeJohnson) FIRSTONFOX:SpeakerMikeJohnson,R-La.,isputtingpressureonHouseDemocratshoursbeforeacriticalvoteonabilltoavertapartialgovernmentshutdownbeforetheendofthisweek. Theclip,whichrunsjustundertwominutes,isasupercutoftopDemocraticlawmakersemphasizingthattheirpartydoesnotsupportgovernmentshutdownsnortheofficeclosuresandmassfurloughsthatcomewiththem. “HouseDemocratshavelongwarnedabouttheconsequencesofagovernmentshutdown,”thetextonthescreenbegins. ThemessageisimmediatelyfollowedbyformerHouseSpeakerNancyPelosi,D-Calif.,statingduringapressconference,“Webelieveingovernance.Wewanttokeepgovernmentopen.Ashutdownisveryserious.” MASSIESAYSHE’SA‘NO’ONTRUMP-ENDORSEDGOVERNMENTFUNDINGMEASURE HouseSpeakerMikeJohnsonisusingDemocrats’ownpastword