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John Thune: “We did last summer, it had elements of tax reform in it.”

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John Thune: Dems all voted no on simple issue of Voter ID | The Record with Greta Van Susteren

Published April 15, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:25

I mean, it really is sort of a failing by Congress for generations not to make this easy. Will we ever see tax reform? Well, you know what We did last summer, it had elements of tax reform in it. It obviously had lowering of taxes on working families in this and pro growth policies will create greater growth in our economy to create better paying jobs and higher wages for people in this country. (04:25–04:29)

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Asserts that last summer's legislative actions included elements of tax reform.

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“People who are filing their tax returns and today is tax day are paying a lot less, 24% less than during the Biden administration.”
John Thune: Dems all voted no on simple issue of Voter ID | The Record with Greta Van Susteren | Uploaded April 15, 2026 | 06:17-06:26
“If you're somebody who gets income from tips and overtime or somebody who is a senior citizen... you are seeing a 50% reduction in your tax…”
John Thune: Dems all voted no on simple issue of Voter ID | The Record with Greta Van Susteren | Uploaded April 15, 2026 | 06:26-06:43
“34 million families take the child tax credit.”
John Thune: Dems all voted no on simple issue of Voter ID | The Record with Greta Van Susteren | Uploaded April 15, 2026 | 07:06-07:25
“100 million Americans claim the standard deduction, both of which have been doubled and now made permanent.”
John Thune: Dems all voted no on simple issue of Voter ID | The Record with Greta Van Susteren | Uploaded April 15, 2026 | 07:06-07:25
“Democrats have made it virtually impossible to fund all of the government because they have adopted the open borders, defund law enforcement…”
John Thune: Dems all voted no on simple issue of Voter ID | The Record with Greta Van Susteren | Uploaded April 15, 2026 | 00:25-00:35
“We pre-funded DHS or at least CBP and ICE within DHS.”
John Thune: Dems all voted no on simple issue of Voter ID | The Record with Greta Van Susteren | Uploaded April 15, 2026 | 00:58-01:06
“The Democrat party in this country has moved so far left.”
John Thune: Dems all voted no on simple issue of Voter ID | The Record with Greta Van Susteren | Uploaded April 15, 2026 | 02:18-02:21
“Almost every Democrat voted no on [voter ID] issue.”
John Thune: Dems all voted no on simple issue of Voter ID | The Record with Greta Van Susteren | Uploaded April 15, 2026 | 03:22-03:25
“Increased above even what we did back in 2017 with that tax reform.”
John Thune: Dems all voted no on simple issue of Voter ID | The Record with Greta Van Susteren | Uploaded April 15, 2026 | 07:20-07:25