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John Thune: “There is a legislative vehicle sitting at the desk in the…”

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

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Thune Joins The Hugh Hewitt Show

Published | Video Starts at 07:42

And, you know, that's a very again, written by left wing special interest groups. And how does that help me, a government employee, when there's a vehicle, There is a legislative vehicle sitting at the desk in the Senate that they could pick up and pass today. Well, we're not here today, but tomorrow and the government opens up and my job's safe. And it's just again, I think that, I think that's becoming reality and starting to sink in with a lot of those folks. (07:42–07:51)

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Asserts that there is a legislative option available in the Senate to reopen the government immediately.

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