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John Thune: “13 times people over here voted to fund SNAP.”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Published | Video Starts at 00:53

Yeah, we're 29 days in and they've done their best to make sure that a lot of these programs are funded, but at some point, the government runs out of money. 13 times people over here voted to fund SNAP. 13 times they voted to fund WIC. My Akin back finally realized this thing has consequences. Well, you know what, what Democrats are doing here, they're making plans to keep the shutdown going. (00:53–00:58)

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Asserts that there were 13 votes to fund SNAP during the shutdown.

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