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John Thune: “We're saying 6%. You can still have a fraud, waste and error…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 12:26

We ought to. And if people are gaming this thing, if states are gaming this thing, then let's get the error rate down. I mean, we're not saying. We're not saying. We're saying 6%. You can still have a fraud, waste and error rate of 6% under this. But we're starting. We got to start. One question, sir. We have hearings in this committee with farmers, we have hearings with this committee with cattlemen. We have hearings with government officials. (12:26–12:34)

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