Thune Says Talk To Stop Slide Toward "Cliff" Continues

House Speaker John Boehner said last week that he doubted any deal could be reached soon on the sequestration cuts coming January first.  South Dakota Senator John Thune says discussions on those cuts are continuing…

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Thune says they have to act before the budget cuts and tax increases go into effect…

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Thune says he is holding out hope that a deal can be reached before we reach the financial cliff…..

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