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EXCLUSIVE: House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is warning that everyday Americans could be at risk in a prolonged government shutdown.

The top House Republican sat down for an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital on Wednesday, the first day of the ongoing government shutdown.

Asked how long he thought it would continue, Johnson said he was praying for a short ordeal.

“My expectation is that I don’t know how it could go longer than a week or so, because so many people have been so adversely affected by this,” Johnson said.

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He pointed to two programs that he was concerned about in particular: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Ch

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