John Thune: “The idea behind the update was to reduce trade barriers and allow more low-value items to be imported into the country…”

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…

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

I remain committed to getting the farm bill and E15 to the president’s desk to secure these critical wins for South Dakota’s farmers and ranchers.

Try as we did on the House-passed version of it, we weren’t going to get there, and it was the small refineries issue.