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John Thune: “We want to fund the government, we want to have a normal…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 01:10

I mean, I don't think taking the federal government hostage to try and get this negotiation started is the right approach. I mean, honestly, I think we, we have made it very plain. We want to fund the government, we want to have a normal appropriations process. And yes, we are happy to sit down and talk about a solution on the ACA tax credits, but that needs to happen in a separate context, you know, away from having the government open up. (01:10–01:14)

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Asserts that there is a desire to fund the government and have a normal appropriations process.

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