John Thune actually said...

"Obviously, you have a public interest requirement that you have to look into, and I am trying to get at the issue with respect to this merger how the FCC might define the public interest standard."

"I also understand that the marines at Camp Lejeune have been unable to obtain the EMMA TRICARE benefit for Wounded Warriors"

"I think there's a lot of uncertainty out there right now, with the State DOTs and highway programs, about what the funding levels are going to be, and I would like to see us get to work on a highway b..."

"I think that a longer term is better than these short, you know, month-to-month type extensions that we've been dealing with here lately."