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John Thune: “Every one of these 48 nominees was reported out of committee…”

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John Thune Defends Changing Senate Rules To Bypass Democrats' Filibustering Of Trump's Nominees

Published | Video Starts at 03:13

Almost all of them have been filled that way at least once since President Obama. So the positions themselves aren't controversial? Well, interestingly enough, Mr. President, neither are the nominees. Every one of these 48 nominees was reported out of committee with bipartisan support. Every single one, a significant number of them were supported by a majority of Democrats on their respective committees. (03:13–03:18)

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