John Thune: “I am pleased that with this hearing we are beginning our work to reauthorize the Federal Motor Carrier Safety…”

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.

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.

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

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