Thune Joins Guy Benson on Fox News Radio
Click here to listen to the interview. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Guy Benson on Fox News Radio. On Democrats’ DHS shutdown: “The Democrats have now kept the department shut down for 41 days. It’s a shutdown of their own design and their own making, and it’s the second […]
Thune on Voter ID: Will Democrats Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is?
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, just where do Senate Democrats stand on voter ID? “It’s pretty darn hard to tell. “I mean, we spent years hearing from Democrats how […]
Thune: Democrats Must Fund DHS
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, enough is enough! “Republicans have bent over backward to negotiate with Democrats. “And now Democrats need to get serious about funding the Department of […]
Thune Joins America’s Newsroom on Fox News
Click here to watch. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America’s Newsroom on Fox News. On Democrats’ DHS shutdown: “Every single day [Democrats] move the goalposts. And remember how we got here. They agreed to a bicameral, bipartisan, Democrat and Republican deal to open up and fund DHS. And then they […]
The Moment of Truth: Do Democrats Support Voter ID or Not?
DEMOCRATS SAY THEY SUPPORT VOTER ID “I suspect that Democrats are not eager to be seen as on the 20 percent side of an 80-20 issue. So they’re trying to have their cake and eat it too. And so the Democrat leader is out there claiming Democrats support voter ID … as long, of course, […]
Thune: Democrats Will Have to Show Americans Why They Oppose Voter ID
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, since we began debate on the SAVE America Act, my Democrat colleagues have spent a lot of time hedging. “And that’s been particularly evident […]
Thune: Day 40 of Democrats’ Dangerous DHS Shutdown
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, we’re on day 40 of Democrats’ shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. “Day 40. “And that’s on top of Democrats’ record-breaking, 43-day full-government […]
Thune on DHS Funding and SAVE America Act Progress
Click here to watch the video. 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): “Shamefully, we are on day 39 of the Democrat shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. “It is increasingly having effects across the country, as […]
Thune on SAVE America Act Debate: Democrats’ Rhetoric Is Out of Touch With Americans
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, if one thing is abundantly clear from polling, it’s that there are a lot of Americans out there – of both parties – who […]
Senate Democrats Make Sure They Keep Receiving Their Salaries as DHS Employees Miss More Paychecks
“I guess the Democrats’ 43-day full-government shutdown from earlier this fiscal year ought to have made it clear that Democrats are happy to deprive government workers of their salaries if it serves their political ends. But I still marvel at the fact that Democrats have been willing to deprive some government employees of pay for […]