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John Thune: “I think we can do much better, and if we did follow regular order, do the budget, do the appropriation bills the way…”

On the recordOctober 10, 2013
I think we can do much better, and if we did follow regular order, do the budget, do the appropriation bills the way they're supposed to be done, we wouldn't find ourselves in this situation.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune advocates for better governance practices to avoid crises like the shutdown.

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