John Thune: “This Democrat shutdown is actually delaying progress on the issues that Democrats claim to be interested in.”

So, I'd turn my fire on the Democrats, attack them for being against something that is fundamentally straightforward, simple to understand for the American people, and realize that the best way to get the SAVE Act across the finish line is…

I wouldn’t be where I am without Jim Abdnor.

And I think at some point it becomes a decision of what can you get the votes to do.

Unfortunately, I think after two government shutdowns that have extended for a long period of time, it’s better for everybody if there’s predictability, certainty, and just to take that issue off the table.