John Thune: “It's going to take Democrats to open up the government.”

“What can you tell us about that potential offer and if you have enough Democratic support to move it forward? Well, I think at the end of the day, Amna, what's going to have to happen is It's going to take Democrats to open up the government. And I've said, you know, give us the votes to open up the government, then we'll have a conversation about some of these issues that you want to discuss.” (00:32–00:35)

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