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John Thune: “The Democrats used it extensively. They did the so called…”

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

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Interview with Senator John Thune on Senate Leadership and Cabinet Appointments

Published | Video Starts at 06:24

And just to spell it out, reconciliation under the economic issues would allow a 50 vote threshold for pieces of that immigration bill that deal with money and funding and that sort of thing. So The Democrats used it extensively. They did the so called American Rescue plan, the so called Inflation Reduction act, all under budget reconciliation at 51 votes. And they put a lot of really bad policy in there, some of which we'll try and eliminate when we have the opportunity. (06:24–06:35)

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Asserts that Democrats used budget reconciliation for major legislation at a 51-vote threshold.

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