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John Thune: “$1.5 trillion in new spending in their proposal to keep the…”

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

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Sen. John Thune on day 15 of government shutdown | LiveNOW from FOX

Published | Video Starts at 06:10

The government needs to open up again. And holding it hostage to do stuff like what they're trying to do has just never been done before. I mean, think about it. $1.5 trillion in new spending in their proposal to keep the government open until the end of October. That's one and a half trillion dollars for two weeks to keep the government open. Really. I mean, this stuff is, they are so far over the edge on this. (06:10–06:18)

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Asserts that Democrats proposed $1.5 trillion in new spending to keep the government open until the end of October.

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