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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 17, 2026

There’s a bunch of things in here that I think we’re going to have questions about.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 17, 2026

I know he said that, but he’s said that about a lot of other things.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 17, 2026

We’ve had the vote on the full version twice now so the full version is five components.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jun 17, 2026

The NDAA is the hallmark piece of legislation that the Armed Services Committee works on each year, and it’s always an honor to have a role in crafting it at the committee level.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2026

There’s something coming out of the White House on a daily basis that keeps life interesting.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2026

Sometimes they’re mad at the president, sometimes they’re mad at the Congress, and I obviously generate a lot of ire in my direction these days.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2026

We’re doing things I never thought we’d have to do, but you’ve got to be creative.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2026

It’s all going to be what can we get to 60 [votes] on over here.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2026

Even though gas prices might be high today, we know they’re going to come down.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2026

Some of the things that have happened the last few weeks have completely thrown a wrench into our ability to execute.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2026

For the most part our members buy into the idea that we are a team. If we’re going to succeed, we’ve got to succeed together, and that means sometimes holding hands and just doing hard things.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2026

I’ve indicated to him in most cases — not all — that what he wants done, we just don’t have the votes for, and there’s nothing I can do to change that.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2026

If the goal is to keep them from having a nuclear weapon, then we ought to make sure they don’t.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2026

It is a program that makes Americans more safe.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 11, 2026

I don’t know what realistic is, but we’re gonna probe the limits of it.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 11, 2026

I think he’s a really good pick. He’s obviously very capable and competent and [has] a great record. So, my assumption is, and I would certainly hope that Democrats who are being objective about it are going to come to the same conclusion.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 11, 2026

It would have, as always, the timing would have been better. It would have been nice if we could had this a couple of days earlier, but like I said, you play the hand you’re dealt and we’ll try and figure out the best way to process this…

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Marty Jackley
@martyjackley· SD· Jun 11, 2026

By confirming that immunity challenges can only be raised before trial, the court has given prosecutors, defense counsel, and circuit courts a clear procedural framework moving forward.

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