Speaker Johnson says mass layoffs ‘regrettable’ but WH ‘required to do it by Chuck Schumer’

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) joins Meet the Press as the White House threatens mass layoffs of federal workers amid the government shutdown.

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SearchSearchFacebookTwitterEmailSMSPrintWhatsappRedditPocketFlipboardPinterestLinkedinLatest StoriesMeet the PressU.S. NewsPoliticsWorldSportsBusinessPrime Day DealsTiplineHealthCultureScienceSpeaker Johnson says mass layoffs ‘regrettable’ but WH ‘required to do it by Chuck Schumer’Oct. 5, 202501:10Hakeem Jeffries: ‘No Democrat on Capitol Hill’ is pushing for health care to undocumented immigrants01:30Hakeem Jeffries urges bipartisan talks to end shutdown but calls Trump ‘unhinged’: Full interview07:40Marco Rubio calls on Hamas to release hostages ‘as soon as possible’ amid peace deal: Full interview08:39Speaker Johnson says Democrats are ‘not serious’ about negotiating end to shutdown: Full interview09:54Now PlayingSpeaker Johnson says mass layoffs ‘regrettable’ but WH ‘required to do it by Chuck Schumer’01:10UP NEXTAndrew Cuomo says Schumer, Jeffries ‘doing the right thing’ amid shutdown: Full interview19:09‘It’s going to take’ Trump, GOP leadership to ‘come to us’ to end shutdown: Sen. Patty Murray15:58Andrew Cuomo says he ‘learned to be more careful’ after harassment allegations but has no regrets01:24Andrew Cuomo says he’d ‘welcome’ endorsement from Eric Adams but not from Trump01:47Kornacki: Trump & Ciattarelli's different paths to GOP gains in New Jersey03:36Health care negotiations ‘should go on while the government is open,' House Republican says09:27‘I have no idea’ how long government shutdown will last, House Democrat says21:49Democrats should pass clean CR or risk federal layoffs: Va. Lieutenant Governor08:56Fight over government funding and health care subsidies is ‘life or death,’ says House Democrat05:40Republicans holding health care ‘hostage’ in government funding fight, says House Democrat22:24Chuck Schumer says Trump meeting ‘only a first step’ to avoiding shutdown: Full interview09:47Chuck Schumer: ‘I have no faith in Donald Trump’s judicial system’ amid Comey indictment02:50Leader Thune says Comey ‘will have his day in court’ after Trump-backed indictment05:14Leader Thune says government shutdown ‘totally up to the Democrats’: Full interview18:12States consider new restrictions on citizen-led ballot initiatives03:38Meet the PressSpeaker Johnson says mass layoffs ‘regrettable’ but WH ‘required to do it by Chuck Schumer’01:10CopiedSpeaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) joins Meet the Press as the White House threatens mass layoffs of federal workers amid the government shutdown.Oct. 5, 2025