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John Thune: “We've surpassed [the 1995 Congress] and we still got three…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 02:47

Yeah, I mean, it's been, you know, and I think the Next closest was 1995, which was the Contract, you know, with America, Congress. And so they were really active and busy that year, but We've surpassed [the 1995 Congress] and we still got three weeks to go before the end of the year. And I think it is indicative of just kind of what we are up against right now and the fact that so many of these things that in the past, … (02:47–02:52)

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Asserts that the current Senate has surpassed the 1995 Congress in the number of votes taken.

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