Republican Sen. Ron Johnson on Government Shutdown Talks
Ron Johnson discusses the growing pressure to end the 29-day-long government shutdown, with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits set to end this Saturday.
Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson spoke with Here & Now's Scott Tong about the shutdown talks.
- The government shutdown has lasted for 29 days.
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits will end this Saturday.
Ron Johnson talks about the growing pressure to end the shutdown.
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Note: The text also mentions a separate topic regarding Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in literature, but it appears unrelated to the main topic of the government shutdown.
Author's summary: Senator Ron Johnson discusses the government shutdown.