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John Thune: “We have now voted 13 times, 13 times on that bill sitting at…”

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

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Thune: Schumer Shutdown Day 29

Published | Video Starts at 01:02

… you know, somehow the Republicans are responsible for shutting the government down, it's really defies facts, it defies history, it defies reality. Because as everybody who's been around here knows, We have now voted 13 times, 13 times on that bill sitting at the desk that would open up the government. put everybody back to work, and all the pain that's being caused by the American people would go away. Thirteen times we've had that vote. (01:02–01:10)

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Asserts that the Senate has voted 13 times on a bill to reopen the government.

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