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Majority leader in the United States Senator John Thune of South Dakota.

He's the first guest on the afternoon edition of the Hugh Hewitt Show.

Senator Thune, leader Thune, welcome.

It's great to have you. Congratulations on

assuming this. I hope it's not too much of a headache. Let's get rolling. Tell me about the

Lake and Riley Act, because I think a lot of Americans hope that passes quickly. I hope it does too,

Hugh. And by the way, welcome to the afternoon. Thank you. And congratulations

to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Thank you. We're up against the Irish now. I hate this game

because they're my favorite two teams, but of course the Buckeyes are first in the hearts of

everyone. Of course, I know they're first in your heart. Yeah, so look, the Lake and Riley's horrific murder is something that never should have

happened, and she would still be with us today and would have turned 23 years old on Friday

this last week.

But, you know, the individual responsible was arrested not once but twice, released by authorities

in New York before an ICE detention order could be issued,

and the legislation is intended to make sure that never happens again. And I hope that

as it relates to the process, Democrats agreed with us last week to get on the bill, and it seems

like they've changed their tune on this issue, and quite frankly,

it's long overdue. But we should have passed this last year to ensure this kind of tragedy

doesn't happen again, and I hope that we can get the votes this week to get it across the finish

line. Now, Senator, this takes 60 votes, correct? It does, correct. And so are you counting on

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