John Thune: “I am particularly concerned by the $50 billion up-front transportation infrastructure plan for 2012 that sounds very…”

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

Both pieces of legislation strike at the very heart of issues that the American people care deeply about, passionately about, and we'll see if the Democrats are willing to take yes for an answer.

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.

It's an economic frustration.