House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler, Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) at a morning news conference on the 27th day of a government shutdown to focus on impacts of the funding gap on the air traffic control system and controllers.

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