John Thune: “A heart attack victim on a gurney with a taped piece of paper to her thigh explaining why she is not going to get funded…”

I like the message. But it shouldn’t be paid for with taxpayer dollars.

It's an economic frustration.

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.

Well, I think people are, there's voter fatigue with high gas prices and high diesel prices in my part of the world.