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John Thune: “We blocked a whole host of terrible Democrat policies…”

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

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Thune Joins The Guy Benson Show

Published | Video Starts at 09:10

And, you know, it was an important tool for us when we're in the minority. You only have to look back to last year. We blocked a whole host of terrible Democrat policies because of the 60 vote threshold. And if you look at all the damage that Biden and Harris did to our country, and I shudder to think how much worse it would have been without the legislative filibuster. (09:10–09:16)

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Asserts that the 60-vote threshold was used to block many Democratic policies.

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