John Thune: “The House has already passed a clean funding extension.”

“Masking rising premiums and padding insurance companies profits with more taxpayer dollars. The Democrat leaders proposal is a non. There's still only one path out. It's a clean funding extension. The House has already passed a clean funding extension. The President supports one and would sign it into law immediately. We're only a handful of votes away from passing one right here in the Senate, Mr. President.” (03:12–03:16)

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