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On the recordJuly 23, 2012
I guess my fear is, along the lines of what Senator Smith said, if you introduce more players--and some of these players are hard to find even to clear the rights.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune expresses concern about introducing more players complicating negotiations.

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