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John Thune: “This is something that's been done routinely 13 different…”

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

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Vice President Vance: I think we're headed into a shutdown

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It is totally up to the Democrats because right now they are the only thing standing between the American people and the government shutting down. We're all in favor of funding the government. And This is something that's been done routinely 13 different times by the Democrats when they had the majority. So to me, this is purely a hostage taking exercise on the part of the Democrats. (06:33–06:39)

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Asserts that passing continuing resolutions was done 13 times by Democrats when they had the majority.

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