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John Thune: “We hadn't passed a single government funding bill in this…”

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

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Thune: Regular Order, Bipartisan Results on Appropriations

Published | Video Starts at 00:32

And that puts us in a position to be able to pass three appropriations bills here in the Senate before the August state work period last year. Now, Mr. President, We hadn't passed a single government funding bill in this chamber before August, since 2018. In 2025, we passed three of them, and we were able to reconcile those three bills with the House and get them signed into law in November. (00:32–00:37)

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