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John Thune: “The speaker’s talked about $1.5 trillion dollars. We have a lot of United States senators who believe that is a minimum.”

On the recordApril 9, 2025
The speaker’s talked about $1.5 trillion dollars. We have a lot of United States senators who believe that is a minimum.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota
Source
cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Thune supports Johnson's $1.5 trillion savings goal as a minimum expectation.

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