John Thune: “Mr. Kennedy promises to make HHS a collaborative, transparent and science-driven agency under his leadership.”

And I think at some point it becomes a decision of what can you get the votes to do.

I’m hoping the White House will become engaged. Texas is an incredibly expensive state and obviously one that we need, that we’ve got to hold if we’re going to keep the United States Senate.

By scrambling the Democrats, we’ll spread their resources thin, making it nearly impossible for them to flip the seats they need to take the majority.

As soon as they’re ready to go, we’ll put it on the floor