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John Thune: “Every single Democrat voted against [the Genius bill], in…”

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

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John Thune Discusses Senate Filibuster, Genius Bill, and Trump's Executive Order on Prescription Drugs

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We should be on the Genius bill, which is a stablecoin bill, as most of you know. We had a vote to motion, to quote you, on the motion to proceed last week, which every single Democrat. Every single Democrat voted against [the Genius bill], in spite of the fact that there were five Democrats who voted for that exact legislation when it came out of the Senate Banking Committee. So the Democrats have now found newfound admiration for the Senate filibuster. The junior senator from Arizona was in Pennsylvania over the weekend, by the way. (00:30–00:40)

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