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John Thune: “The democrats demanded a 2 week cr or they wouldn't vote for…”

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

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Thune: Democrats Still Not Serious About Reaching DHS Funding Agreement

Published | Video Starts at 07:08

… parties at the table and then time to execute, actually passing whatever is agreed upon across the floor of the House and the Senate and getting on the President's desk. The democrats demanded a 2 week cr or they wouldn't vote for the package. And so they got what they wanted, which is a two week continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security and the other things I mentioned, fema, tsa, Coast … (07:08–07:16)

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Asserts that Democrats demanded a two-week continuing resolution to vote for the funding package.

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