John Thune actually said...

"It's only going to get worse if we don't fix the sequester and continue to invest in our world-class scientists."

"I am one of the people who believes that this is fundamentally flawed legislation."

"I think it is a tragedy that the American people bought into this and that you all knew full well it was not going to be the case."

"I will again push for the reauthorization of this important piece of legislation."