John Thune: “We’re working with the stakeholder community and our members on both sides to figure out if that’s something we can…”

So if you want to see the country succeed and move forward, we've got to have a majority in the U.S. Senate to work with this president.

Both pieces of legislation strike at the very heart of issues that the American people care deeply about, passionately about, and we'll see if the Democrats are willing to take yes for an answer.

There's a lot more to do. And we look forward to rolling up our sleeves and lacing them up and getting after it.

It shouldn't be paid for with taxpayer dollars.