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John Thune: “The debt is unsustainably high.”

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

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune Discusses Congressional Bill and Elon Musk's Criticism

Published | Video Starts at 05:48

So he is a no on that. And he has got concerns going forward for the Republicans. Do you share them? Well, I think that The debt is unsustainably high. and that's why we have to do something to get it down. Dana. And the way you do that is you get growth in the economy through pro growth policies. (05:48–05:51)

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