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John Thune: “We just tried to get on the defense appropriations bill…”

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

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Thune Joins The Briefing with Steve Scully

Published | Video Starts at 02:28

And even then, I mean they're just under a tremendous amount of pressure just to resist and fight. And I think at this point even the simple things that normally like We just tried to get on the defense appropriations bill, which should be legislation that most years gets 80 plus votes in the Senate, and the Democrats blocked even proceeding to it. So there's a. We're in a different place. It's regrettable, certainly hope it doesn't last 35 days, but it's going to mean that, you know, a handful of folks on the other side have to come to their senses. (02:28–02:39)

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Asserts that Democrats blocked proceeding to the defense appropriations bill, which usually gets over 80 votes.

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