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John Thune: “This right here, ladies and gentlemen, what we're talking…”

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

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

Published | Video Starts at 05:17

Every Democrat in the House, except one, voted to shut the government down. That is the record and don't forget it. I'd ask Leader Thune to step in here. Thanks, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President. This right here, ladies and gentlemen, what we're talking about, 24 pages, it's a continuing resolution to fund the government through November 21. I don't know where they're saying this is some huge partisan thing. This is something we do fairly routinely. And when the Democrats had The majority, on 13 different occasions, they had the majority. (05:17–05:25)

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Asserts that the continuing resolution is 24 pages long and funds the government through November 21.

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