I think one of the purposes of this hearing is to find out who was targeting conservative groups, otherwise you cannot explain the fact that you had all these conservative groups, whether it was 'Patriot,' 'Tea Party,' or '9/12' in their name, selected for extra scrutiny.
Thune emphasizes the need to investigate targeting of conservative groups.
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And I think at some point it becomes a decision of what can you get the votes to do.
There's clearly an interest among certain members of our conference for a higher level of military and defense.
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
So, I'd turn my fire on the Democrats, attack them for being against something that is fundamentally straightforward, simple to understand for the American people, and realize that the best way to get the SAVE Act across the finish line is…
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