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John Thune: “Previous administrations...have made similar decisions…”

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

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Sen. John Thune on day 15 of government shutdown | LiveNOW from FOX

Published | Video Starts at 08:27

I mean, previous administrations, if they think there are reasons in the interest of economic stability in areas of the world that are important to us economically, those there are Previous administrations...have made similar decisions [regarding economic stability in regions important to the US]. In this case, my understanding is it's a currency swap. And so it's a structured in a way that hopefully will support and give some stability to their economy. (08:27–08:40)

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