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Top Senate Republican Admits SAVE Act Wouldn’t Fix GOP’s Midterm Woes: Iran Has ‘Trumped Everything Else’

John Thune acknowledged that passing the SAVE Act would have done little to turn around the GOP's midterm woes, arguing that Iran has "trumped everything." The post Top Senate Republican Admits SAVE Act Wouldn't Fix GOP's Midterm Woes: Iran Has 'Trumped Everything Else' first appeared on Mediaite.

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John Thune acknowledged that passing the SAVE Act would have done little to turn around the GOP's midterm woes, arguing that Iran has "trumped everything." The post Top Senate Republican Admits SAVE Act Wouldn't Fix GOP's Midterm Woes: Iran Has 'Trumped Everything Else' first appeared on Mediaite.

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John Thune acknowledged that passing the SAVE Act would have done little to turn around the GOP's midterm woes, arguing that Iran has "trumped everything." The post Top Senate Republican Admits SAVE Act Wouldn't Fix GOP's Midterm Woes: Iran Has 'Trumped Everything Else' first appeared on Mediaite.

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