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John Thune: “One of the bills cost $2 trillion. The other bill cost a…”

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

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Senator John Thune Advocates for Extending Tax Cuts and Medicaid Reforms

Published | Video Starts at 10:50

They had House, Senate and White House. And so they had an opportunity to use reconciliation, which they did twice. One of the bills cost $2 trillion. The other bill cost a trillion dollars, and it was all spending. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is a fundamental difference between us here. And I understand that we have different views about the role of government. Democrats like government. (10:50–10:58)

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Asserts that Democrats passed two bills costing $2 trillion and $1 trillion, respectively, focused on spending.

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