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John Thune: “We have tried repeatedly, they have agreed repeatedly before…”

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

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Thune: Democrats Still Not Serious About Reaching DHS Funding Agreement

Published | Video Starts at 08:34

Mr. President, if for some reason the Department of Homeland Security ends up in a shutdown, it is going to be totally on them. They will own it. We have tried repeatedly, they have agreed repeatedly before they decided not to agree and to demand something else, which they also got. But as of right now, we aren't anywhere close to having any sort of an agreement that would enable us to fund the Department of Homeland security. (08:34–08:44)

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Asserts that Democrats initially agreed to terms but later changed their demands.

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