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Welcome to today's podcast, sponsored by Hillsdale College, all things Hillsdale at Hillsdale.

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Majority leader, Senator John Thune of South Dakota.

Senator, Merry Christmas to you.

I hope you get out of town soon back to South Dakota.

I suspect it's warmer there. Yeah, well, Merry Christmas to you. I hope you get out of town soon back to South Dakota. I suspect it's warmer there.

Yeah, well, Merry Christmas, you.

It's probably not warmer there, but it's always better to be there than here, right?

Yeah, I would say so.

Thank you for giving me some time today.

I want to look back at 2025 and a little bit forward.

And mostly good news, some time today. I want to look back at 2025 and a little bit forward. And mostly good news, some ongoing battles, and then a couple of disagreements I want to talk to you about.

Let me begin with the best news. Since the reconciliation process came along in 1974, Republicans

have successfully used it only four times, including this year. So congratulations

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