John Thune: “We only got 48 votes; we had that vote last week on all five components.”

It seems to me some days that I'm the only one here who can count to 50 in this town. But we don't have the votes to get rid of the filibuster. And we aren't flipping 10 Democrats to vote for the SAVE America Act."

When the Senate completes its business on Aug. 8, to meet for pro forma sessions only at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. 8 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.

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

I would love to have some spending cuts associated with the debt limit debate.