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John Thune: “We think there are areas in the federal government areas of…”

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

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Senator John Thune Discusses Senate Reconciliation Bill and Republican Agenda

Published | Video Starts at 06:02

We are running all the traps to make sure that we have as robust of a bill as possible coming out of the Senate. I think the House made good headway on a number of fronts, but We think there are areas in the federal government areas of waste, fraud and abuse that we can further identify that would make that a more robust package. And obviously we have members, as you point out, who have their own opinions about how to do this. But at the end of the day, the math is very simple. (06:02–06:13)

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Asserts there are areas of waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government that can be addressed.

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