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Mike Rounds: “12 appropriation bills, we've already got three of them out…”

Featuring: Mike Rounds, Republican | U.S. Senate South Dakota

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Published | Video Starts at 05:15

Look, the President gets to make that call. And the reason why he gets to make that call is if Congress doesn't do its job. So let's talk about this for just a second. 12 appropriation bills, we've already got three of them out of the Senate right now. We've got the other ones ready to go. The only reason why they haven't come to the floor so far is because Democrats have refused to allow it in some cases. (05:15–05:19)

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Asserts that three out of twelve appropriation bills have been passed by the Senate.

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