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John Thune: “We won't add a trillion dollars in new spending.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 11:49

So if they want to use this as an opportunity to add a whole bunch of other stuff, they're the ones who are going to have to explain why because We won't add a trillion dollars in new spending. they're willing to shut the government down. I mean, I think that's, it's kind of as straightforward as that. But we've learned, yeah, there are some lessons you learn from experience. (11:49–11:53)

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