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John Thune: “We blocked implementation of the Biden natural gas tax…”

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

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John Thune Advocates for Republican Energy Reconciliation Bill in Senate

Published | Video Starts at 02:57

For the last several months, we've been hard at work eliminating burdensome regulations that threaten to stifle energy development in our country. We blocked implementation of the Biden natural gas tax, which would have driven up energy prices and destroyed jobs in the energy sector. and we intend to do away with this misguided tax. In the reconciliation bill that we'll be considering soon, we've also repealed Biden ERA energy regulations for household appliances and … (02:57–03:05)

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