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John Thune: “The government would open up immediately [if the continuing…”

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

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FULL BRIEFING: John Thune & Senate Republican Leaders Rip Democrats Over Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 00:59

We'll have another vote to on the continuing resolution tomorrow, which is sitting at the desk of the Senate, could be sent down here to the White House, signed into law. The government would open up immediately [if the continuing resolution is signed into law]. We're also going to vote on a Ron Johnson resolution that essentially would pay anybody who's currently working. So we'll see how the Democrats react to that. (00:59–01:02)

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Asserts that signing the continuing resolution would immediately reopen the government.

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