John Thune: “I think that it has been said here earlier, but I think the proposals in the budget this year actually sort of take us…”

There’s voter fatigue with high gas prices, and high diesel prices in my part of the world.

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.

I worry about that, for sure.

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