John Thune: “We need technical assistance from USDA to ensure the Department can implement the farm bill in accordance with…”

If the result is only achieved by nuking the legislative filibuster, we don’t have the votes to do that and so that’s not a — that’s just not a realistic option

Unfortunately, I think after two government shutdowns that have extended for a long period of time, it’s better for everybody if there’s predictability, certainty, and just to take that issue off the table.

That must be a different form of math

It seems to me sometimes I’m the only one who can count to 50 in this town.