John Thune: “There's got to be whistleblower protection so when things go wrong and people report it, they aren't retaliated against.”

Odds are we plan on being here next week," said Thune.

There’s voter fatigue with high gas prices, and high diesel prices in my part of the world.

I like the message. But it shouldn’t be paid for with taxpayer dollars.

I just think, if you’re looking at issues that we want to get at the heart of what everybody seems to be saying, the Democrats and others are saying, are important, we're concerned about.