Thune: 'Risky' to advance House GOP's $95B budget reconciliation proposal before midterms

Senate Majority Leader John Thune called it "risky" for the upper chamber to advance the House GOP's $95 billion budget reconciliation measure.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune called it "risky" for the upper chamber to advance the House GOP's $95 billion budget reconciliation measure.
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