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John Thune: “The last time we did all the appropriation bills was 1996.”

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

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Thune Joins The Hugh Hewitt Show

Published | Video Starts at 02:28

I was actually ran into one of my former colleagues in the House of Representatives. We had come in together, you know, almost now 30 years ago and he said I think The last time we did all the appropriation bills was 1996. Okay. It's been a while. I've been doing this show for 25 years and I do not remember it ever happening before. So congratulations on that. (02:28–02:32)

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Asserts that the last time all appropriation bills were completed was in 1996.

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