Speaker Johnson shrugs off questions about his finances
Fetterman moves to ban Menendez from classified briefings as embattled NJ senator says it’s his ‘own decision not to attend’Johnson didn’t report having a bank account in his name or list valuable assets in financial disclosure forms dating back to 2016 — drawing consternation from critics about whether he’s been transparent, according“I was a lawyer, but I did constitutional law. And most of my career has been in the nonprofit sector,” he added.
“There are entire industries built on taking down, tearing down people like me. I understand that comes with the territory and we’re not fazed by it,” Johnson said in response Sunday. “I’ve been labeled all kinds of stuff, but these people don’t know me. “I don’t think so. I’m not sure what they’re talking about,” he told Fox News about IVF. “No, no, of course not. No. That’s something that’s blessed a lot of families who have problems with fertility. Of course, that’s a great thing.”Johnson emphasized that while his pro-life stance is important to him, his focus at the moment is grappling with the impending government shutdown crisis.
Complicating the situation is the Senate, which has so far only passed a “minibus” of three appropriation bills.President Biden has also pushed Congress for a $106 billion supplemental package featuring aid to Ukraine, Israel, the border, and Indo-Pacific region.
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