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John Thune: “Conservatives have used the filibuster to protect against…”

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

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Thune Joins The Hugh Hewitt Show

Published | Video Starts at 02:09

… have been the majority in the Senate more years than not, and their agenda is a aggressive, expansive agenda because they're all about growing government. And conservatives through the years Conservatives have used the filibuster to protect against ideas like expanding the Supreme Court and adding D.C. and Puerto Rico as states. estates and federalizing our elections and abortion on demand and, you know, redistribution of wealth in the country. (02:09–02:28)

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Asserts that the filibuster has been used by conservatives to block certain Democratic initiatives.

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