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John Thune: “Mere months ago, Mr. President, I say mere months ago…”

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

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Thune: Democrats Block Bipartisan Defense Bill to Pay Our Troops

Published | Video Starts at 04:21

This is politics. If anything was needed to demonstrate just how fundamentally uninterested Democrats are in supporting our troops and defending our country, just take a look at this vote. Mere months ago, Mr. President, I say mere months ago, Democrats were complaining about all the damage shutdowns do to hardworking Americans. I literally could fill the rest of this hour with Democrat quotes from the past few years about the devastating impacts of shutdowns. Now Democrats couldn't care less. (04:21–04:32)

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Asserts that Democrats previously complained about the damage of government shutdowns.

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