Eliminate Shutdowns Forever - October 16th, Hour 2
The Sean Hannity Show
Sean Hannity
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🗓️ 16 October 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
The ongoing government shutdown and legislative gridlock took center stage as Sean Hannity welcomed South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson to discuss his bipartisan Eliminate Shutdowns Act. Johnson, who is refusing his paycheck during the shutdown, detailed how his bill co-sponsored by Senator Ron Johnson would automatically keep government funding at current levels if a budget deal fails, ending the disruptive cycle of shutdowns. Sean framed the issue as political theater, highlighting the toll on ordinary Americans and calling out Democrats for double standards and performance over progress. Johnson explained the dysfunction in Congress, noting Democrats focus on messaging and resistance to bipartisan solutions. The segment underscores the real-world consequences of shutdowns and spotlights Johnsons push for genuine reform benefiting everyone.
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| 0:34.4 | Hour to Sean Hannity's show, 800, 941, Sean, on number if you want to be a part of the program the |
| 0:40.5 | humor shutdown continues and his entire career speaking out against shutdowns but now he's got to give |
| 0:46.7 | into his radical base and that means any i i think he thinks this is his path to cling on to power |
| 0:54.0 | um i don't even think that hakeem jeffreys in the end is going to and he i i think he thinks this is his path to cling on to power |
| 0:54.6 | uh... i don't even think that hakeem jeffreys in the end is going to be able |
| 0:58.6 | to |
| 0:59.2 | uh... they're both |
| 1:00.6 | they both leaders in name only let's be real about all this |
| 1:03.8 | and but i don't think they're going to be able to but |
| 1:06.7 | senator uh... republicans are trying everything they can do they johnune, the Senate majority leaders now offer Democrats a stand-alone vote on extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies. |
| 1:17.7 | They were supposed to be temporary put in place by the Biden administration in exchange for voting to open up the government. |
| 1:25.5 | We have gone into great specificity in detail in terms of what it |
| 1:30.0 | is the Democrats want. They want to fund pretty much everything. They want to, in spite of what |
| 1:34.9 | they say, they want $200 billion in monies that they can use for illegal immigrants 200 billion they want pregnancy |
| 1:46.1 | emergency Obamacare COVID subsidies they want 500 million restored for PBS and |
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