John Thune: “I fought to pass the tax relief and hard working Americans…”

“It's also why I fought to ensure that federal farm programs are actually serving farmers, that they take into account the realities of farm life and keep pace with changes. You can bet that I had small town South Dakota in mind when I fought to pass the tax relief and hard working Americans in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and then when we made that new tax relief permanent in the working families tax cuts just last year. I think a lot of my political beliefs have their roots in growing up in Myrtle.” (03:07–03:23)

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