John Thune: “I also want to welcome our new chairman and really look forward to working with him.”

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

I worry about that, for sure.

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.