John Thune actually said...

"I would like to see us pass this bipartisan legislation that addresses the EU's unilateral imposition of ETS in order to protect the U.S. aviation industry."

"We urge Congress to explore every available option to support the administration's action to exclude U.S. airlines from this harmful and misguided scheme."

"Senator Thune's bill directs the Secretary to hold the airlines harmless, but doesn't give a path forward for how to do that."

"Many other countries, including Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Russia have voiced their opposition to the EU scheme."