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John Thune: “We will have confirmed 417 nominees, far more than were…”

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

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Thune on Senate Republicans' Record-Breaking Year

Published | Video Starts at 06:00

… his team in place so that he can do the job the American people elected him to do. And I'm proud to report that by the end of this week, We will have confirmed 417 nominees, far more than were confirmed by this point in either President Trump's first term or in President Biden's term. And it's Even more remarkable, Mr. President, again, you can see this in real form here. This was President Trump's first term in office. (06:00–06:13)

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Asserts that 417 nominees were confirmed, more than in the same period of Trump's first term or Biden's term.

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