John Thune: “Again, the question is $60 billion worth the risk of putting something like that on the floor, and all the other harm…”

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

I would love to have some spending cuts associated with the debt limit debate.

I mean, I think that Ron's gonna work on it over the break, and his team, and we'll see what they come up with.

There's been enough uncertainty this last year, and, you know, unfortunately, I think through two government shutdowns that extended for a long period of time, it's better for everybody if there's predictability, certainty.