John Thune actually said...

"We end up at the eleventh hour grasping to find a solution to try and solve a problem, and everybody's weighing the political impact of how this, who is going to benefit, who is going to lose."

"I would also say one of the incredible ironies is the House has passed and I know the Senate, in whatever final agreement will pass, that our Federal workers will get compensated."

"I'm a big advocate of maintaining our nation's infrastructure."

"I just don't think money ought to be diverted from the Highway Trust Fund to help pay for some of these funding mechanisms."