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John Thune: “Moving the defense authorization bill last week was really…”

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

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Thune Joins The Brian Kilmeade Show

Published | Video Starts at 01:44

And that starts with national security. I've always said that if you don't get national security right, the rest is conversation. You've got to be able to defend the country. And so Moving the defense authorization bill last week was really important. The defense appropriations bill, which funds all those things is what we're trying to tee up this week. So we'll see, you know, where the Democrats are. (01:44–01:48)

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