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John Thune: “Appropriations work was unnecessarily delayed by Democrats…”

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

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Thune on Senate Republicans' Record-Breaking Year

Published | Video Starts at 09:57

… greatest chance to make their voices and the voices of their constituents, I might add, heard. We've done a lot to return the Senate to regular order process this year. Appropriations work was unnecessarily delayed by Democrats decision to shut down the government for six weeks. But despite that, we've had multiple individual appropriations bills signed into law and the Senate is well on its way to passing five additional bills now. (09:57–10:05)

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Asserts that Democrats delayed appropriations work by shutting down the government for six weeks.

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