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John Thune: “Democrats were not interested in actually reaching any kind…”

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

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But they didn't. They put up a good show for a little while, but it rapidly became clear that Democrats were not interested in actually reaching any kind of agreement. And eventually they just walked away, presumably because they felt that it was more valuable for them to have a political issue than to actually agree to any reforms. (03:04–03:09)

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Asserts that Democrats were not interested in reaching an agreement on immigration reforms.

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