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Dusty Johnson: I do object because we basically just voted on that in the Senate, and it was voted down. The President would not sign…

On the recordJanuary 24, 2019
I do object because we basically just voted on that in the Senate, and it was voted down. The President would not sign that. That would not become law. And the minority leader is holding 400-some thousand individuals who are actually working who should get paid--he is the one holding them hostage. I would yield to the Senator from Tennessee.
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Dusty Johnson
Republican · South Dakota
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Jan 24, 2019

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