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John Thune: “The solution to this isn't going to come through their…”

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

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Thune Joins Ali Vitali on MSNBC

Published | Video Starts at 10:33

But I'm hoping that once that's, you know, in the rearview mirror that we'll be able to sit down. I honestly think, and I've said this and I've had this conversation with Democrats in the Senate that The solution to this isn't going to come through their leadership. It's going to come through their rank and file. And I think it's going to be a number of Democrats who are willing to, you know, figure out a way to be comfortable with what the path forward is on some of these issues to be able to vote to open the government. (10:33–10:38)

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Asserts that the solution to the government shutdown will come from rank-and-file Democrats, not their leadership.

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