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John Thune: “This is the legislation right here. It's 24 pages long. It…”

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

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Thune Joins Harris Faulkner on Fox News

Published | Video Starts at 05:49

They've got this big rally coming up next Saturday, which everybody thinks they want to get behind them before they do anything to open up the government. But it's really straightforward. I mean, This is the legislation right here. It's 24 pages long. It is clean. It is nonpartisan. It has no policy riders, no partisan gimmicks. This is a straightforward way to open up the government. It has passed the House. It is sitting at the desk in the Senate. We can pick it up and pass it. (05:49–05:58)

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Asserts that the proposed legislation to reopen the government is 24 pages long, clean, nonpartisan, and without policy riders or partisan gimmicks.

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