06.10.25

Thune: Senate Republicans’ Bill to Create a Strong, Prosperous America

“We are making great progress on our Republican reconciliation bill that will lead to a stronger and safer America.”

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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):

“Good afternoon, everyone.

“We are making great progress on our Republican reconciliation bill that will lead to a stronger and safer America.

“And those two are intertwined, because you can’t have a strong and safe America – you can’t have a prosperous America unless you have a safe America.

“And so prosperity and security, safety are all issues that are intertwined, and our budget reconciliation bill addresses all of the above.

“Starting, of course, with border security, where we make a generational investment in the border starting with building the border wall, finishing the border wall; also allocating resources to Customs and Border Protection, to ICE, to make sure that they have the resources they need, the technology, the equipment, to do the job that we ask them to do, to keep the border secure.

“When it comes to national security, we make an investment in the Iron Dome – or Golden Dome, I should say – and then also in our Navy and our Coast Guard to make sure that our country is safe and secure from threats and equipped to deal with the requirements of modern warfare.

“And so those are two fundamental issues that are addressed in our budget reconciliation bill.

“And I think when it comes to the issue of safety and security, all you have to do is look at what’s happening, and has been happening, in Los Angeles to realize that our law enforcement needs all the support that we can possibly give them.”