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John Thune: “This program, if we did what the Democrats want to do, which…”

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

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I can't take the temperature for the House, but obviously there are a lot of our colleagues in both the House and Senate who recognizes that Covid no longer exists. This program, if we did what the Democrats want to do, which is to extend it permanently, is a $365 billion score. So anything that's going to be done is going to have to be done with significant reforms. And but like I said, we are willing to have that conversation. (09:20–09:28)

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