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John Thune: “There is a bill sitting at the desk right now that opens up…”

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

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Thune Joins Ali Vitali on MSNBC

Published | Video Starts at 09:40

Well, I hope it doesn't last through Thanksgiving because that's going to be a lot of harm to the American people and a lot of harm to federal workers. There is a bill sitting at the desk right now that opens up the government. You all know that the president would sign it today. The government opens up. It's simply a function of five Democrats joining the three Democrats who are already voting to open up the government. (09:40–09:43)

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