John Thune: “In your view, will the next-generation bomber be vital to our national defense strategy?”

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

It's an economic frustration.

That's why again I hope that the administration is laser-focused on trying to get the strait open, get the shipping lanes opened up, and help out with that global energy supply.

I just think, if you’re looking at issues that we want to get at the heart of what everybody seems to be saying, the Democrats and others are saying, are important, we're concerned about.