John Thune: “I’m hoping the White House will become engaged. Texas is an incredibly expensive state and obviously one that we need…”

That's why again I hope that the administration is laser-focused on trying to get the strait open, get the shipping lanes opened up, and help out with that global energy supply.

Well, I think people are, there's voter fatigue with high gas prices and high diesel prices in my part of the world.

It's a pretty simple measure, but an important way to ensure that members of Congress are held to the standards that America should be able to expect of their representatives.

The only conclusion one can draw is that the Democrats have concluded that it is good politics for them not to allow the Republicans to ‘get a victory’ or the president to ‘get a victory’ in the middle of a political season.