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John Thune
stated on November 15, 2017 in an interview on Fox News:

"80 percent of the (individual mandate) tax falls on those who make $50,000 a year or less."

By Jon Greenberg • November 17, 2017
John Thune
stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":

Says President Barack Obama's own administration has done five environmental impact assessments of the Keystone XL pipeline, "all of which have said it would have a minimum impact on the environment."

By Jon Greenberg • January 4, 2015
John Thune
stated on August 29, 2012 in at the Republican National Convention in Tampa:

The Obama administration "even proposed banning farm kids from doing basic chores!"

By Amy Sherman • August 29, 2012