John Thune: “If this thing were to extend for some period of time, there could be a more fulsome discussion about what the role of…”

I mean, I think that Ron's gonna work on it over the break, and his team, and we'll see what they come up with.

There's been enough uncertainty this last year, and, you know, unfortunately, I think through two government shutdowns that extended for a long period of time, it's better for everybody if there's predictability, certainty.

There's clearly an interest among certain members of our conference for a higher level of military and defense.

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.