Who?
Sen. John Thune (R-SD) — Incoming Senate Majority Leader
LISTEN: Laslo & Thune
Ask a Pol asks:
What are your thoughts on the SAFER Banking Act?
Key Thune:
“I’m not a fan,” Sen. John Thune exclusively tells Ask a Pol.
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Caught our ear:
Any thoughts on the DEA rescheduling marijuana?
“Ummm,” Thune replied, then kept on walking into the US Capitol.
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. John Thune (R-SD), slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Sen. John Thune I
SCENE: Thune’s walking into the Capitol to cast an early evening vote when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo asks him a quick question.
Matt Laslo: “Your thoughts on the DEA rescheduling marijuana?”
John Thune: “Ummm…”
The incoming majority leader said nothing and just kept walking.
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TRANSCRIPT: Sen. John Thune II
ML: “Sen. Thune, where are you…”
JT: “What’s that?”
ML: “Follow-up to my question last week. Where are you on SAFER Banking Act?”
JT: “I'm not a fan. I mean, I know we have people that — on our side that are for it, but I'm not.”
ML: “Yep. Thank you.”
Andrey Beregovskiy contributed to this report.
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