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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La. , sparred with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos on Wednesday over the partial government shutdown.

During an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America," Stephanopoulos accused Johnson and Republicans of wanting to shut down the government to avoid continuing to fund Medicaid coverage for millions of Americans. The House Speaker pushed back on that claim.

"The Democrats’ proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage or paying higher health care premiums. Why are you against that?" Stephanopoulos asked.

"That’s an absurd statement, what you said there," Johnson replied . "It’s a factual statement," Stephanop

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