John Thune actually said...

The Coast Guard has deployed at least one law enforcement detachment to the U.S. task force currently patrolling off of the Horn of Africa.

Thune discusses Coast Guard deployment in response to piracy threats.

05/04/2009

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we've assumed all along that the Senate would have its input on this.

this bill reflects the bipartisan consensus on this issue, and it's had an open and bipartisan process since the very beginning.

I think we've assumed all along that the Senate would have its input on this.

I would keep the 60-vote threshold in place.