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John Thune: “The Democrat leader is willing to shut the government down…”

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

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John Thune: Chuck Schumer Is 'Willing To Shut The Government Down'

Published | Video Starts at 04:54

… importantly individual senators to be empowered to be able to have their voices heard in that appropriations process. And so that's where we are right now. What's being suggested by The Democrat leader is willing to shut the government down over a clean CR. clean cr, something that last year and the year before he said he wanted, because that's the way to do this. Not with all kinds of things attached to it and poison pills, but clean, straight up. (04:54–05:07)

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Asserts that the Democratic leader is willing to cause a government shutdown over a clean CR.

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