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Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune talks the nuts and bolts of budget-reconciliation

Published December 11, 2024 | Video Starts at 07:37

And the deadline we have in front of us is December 31st of 2025. And I think that deadline works to our advantage because nobody wants to see a $4 trillion tax increase. And I can't imagine any Republican or the Senate who is going to vote to allow [a $4 trillion tax increase] to happen. So I think we have the pressure of the expiration next year working to our advantage, creating a deadline out there to ensure that it gets done. (07:37–07:44)

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