John Thune: “We feel it's critical that we work to get something that we can begin fielding into our forces.”

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

It's an economic frustration.

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.