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John Thune: “In the last hundred years, it's only happened about four…”

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

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Thune Joins The Hugh Hewitt Show

Published | Video Starts at 01:21

Up or down votes by the Senate. Correct. And that's, you know, and again, when we've got the House, the White House and the Senate, which is rare historically, I think In the last hundred years, it's only happened about four times [having the House, the White House, and the Senate]. So we are working to clear, you know, virtually clear the executive calendar, which is both judicial and executive branch noms, and we're going to stay focused on that. (01:21–01:31)

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Asserts that having control of the House, White House, and Senate simultaneously has only occurred about four times in the last century.

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