WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release:

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Thune: Republicans Stand With Law Enforcement, Reject Democrats' Defund the Police Agenda

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WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at a press conference with Senate Republican leadership:

Thune's remarks below (as delivered):