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John Thune: “We even tried to do things that ultimately were blocked by…”

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

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Thune on Senate Republicans' Record-Breaking Year

Published | Video Starts at 11:15

We passed the Take It down act to combat non consensual explicit images being shared online. And Mr. President, so much more that I could talk about. And We even tried to do things that ultimately were blocked by Democrats, like legislation that would prevent biological males from hijacking opportunities for women and girls in sports. I guess My point, Mr. President, has been a long and a challenging year here in the United States Senate. (11:15–11:27)

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Asserts that legislation to prevent biological males from competing in women's sports was blocked by Democrats.

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