John Thune: “Every day that passes, we got less time to fund the government.”

I think we have a bunch of stuff we have to finish and we’ll just stay until we finish it.

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’m a realist. But I feel good about where things stand.

There's clearly an interest among certain members of our conference for a higher level of military and defense.