Political Quotes

John Thune: We can’t make commitments or promises on the Covid subsidies because that’s not something that we can guarantee that…

On the recordOctober 3, 2025
We can’t make commitments or promises on the Covid subsidies because that’s not something that we can guarantee that there are the votes there to do.
Said by
John Thune
Republican · South Dakota
Source
msnbc.com
Oct 3, 2025

Editor's note · Context

Thune discusses the uncertainty of passing Covid subsidies during the government shutdown.

Share

More from John Thune

Aug 10, 2026

It seems to me sometimes I’m the only one who can count to 50 in this town.

rollcall.com
Aug 6, 2026

We’ve got to get a bill, if we want to pass a farm bill, that’s something that can pass the House and be signed into law by the president.

southdakotasearchlight.com
Aug 14, 2026

The election ought to be painting a contrast between us and the Democrats and not creating conflicts with fellow Republicans.

southdakotasearchlight.com
Aug 7, 2026

It seems to me some days that I'm the only one here who can count to 50 in this town. But we don't have the votes to get rid of the filibuster. And we aren't flipping 10 Democrats to vote for the SAVE America Act.

foxnews.com

Other voices in this conversation