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

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

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We need 5 more Senate Democrats to put an end to this, and we're going to keep voting until they do.

Published | Video Starts at 00:57

We'll have another vote 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 resolution is signed into law]. We're also going to vote on a Ron Johnson resolution that is sent, would pay anybody who's currently working. So we'll see how the Democrats react to that. (00:57–01:00)

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

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