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Sorry about the noise last week

Season 5, Ep. 59

Back with a fan favorite - D13 Rep Tony Venhuizen. He had a heavy lift of major bills this week. The boys chat about Noem being VP, Pipeline compromises, various funding projects, men's prisons, and childcare. A healthy dose of West River candidate updates, with a robust new candidate roundup! Live from DC next week - @dakotatownhall @jakeshoenbeck @Tony_Venhuizen @murdocj

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