Look, I'm not placing blame in the lap of Leader Thune because he has a very difficult job over there. This blame solely lies with the Democrats in Congress who are playing games. The problem in the Senate is we only have 53 Republicans there. And as you know, under the rules, they need 60 votes to move most everything. You know, the Democrats decided they would just take the American people hostage, and that's what's happened here. (07:48–07:53)
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