John Thune: “Let me begin by commending Secretary LaHood for holding the recent summit on distracted driving.”

It’s a great message. I like the message. But it shouldn’t be paid for with taxpayer dollars.

It's a pretty simple measure, but an important way to ensure that members of Congress are held to the standards that America should be able to expect of their representatives.

It's an economic frustration.

There’s voter fatigue with high gas prices, and high diesel prices in my part of the world.