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John Thune: “Nor are we going to be held hostage to allow illegals to get…”

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

'Totally avoidable:' GOP Senators call out Democrats over government shutdown

Published September 30, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:34

But we are not going to be held hostage for over a trillion dollars in new spending on a continuing resolution, Nor are we going to be held hostage to allow illegals to get free health care in a continuing resolution. These are things that they're demanding as part of their so called negotiation. Ladies and gentlemen, there isn't anything here to negotiate. (00:34–00:43)

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Asserts that Republicans oppose provisions for free health care for undocumented immigrants in a continuing resolution.

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“President Trump is in the White House. That's what this is about. This is politics.”
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“We are not going to be held hostage for over a trillion dollars in new spending on a continuing resolution.”
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“The Democrat leader keeps talking about not consulting the Appropriations Committee. They picked the date.”
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“This year we opened up the appropriations process, something that wasn't done when the Democrats had the majority here in the Senate.”
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“If the government shuts down, it is on the Senate Democrats.”
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“The House has acted, President's ready to sign the bill, and all that's left is for eight Democrats to join us in passing that bill today.”
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“Our members are unified that a government shutdown is a really bad idea for all those reasons.”
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“They passed the bill. It's a bill that's passed by the House sitting here in the Senate, ready to be signed into law by the president.”
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“The far left, as Senator Barrasso pointed out, hijack the Democrat leadership here in the Senate.”
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“We are not going to be held hostage by the Democrats for a trillion, more than a trillion dollars in new spending.”
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“Items on their liberal wish list to include free health care for illegal immigrants in this country.”
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“The negotiation happens when the government's open.”
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“It's something that's happened routinely around here for a long time, including the 13 times it happened when the Democrats had the…”
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