On the recordOctober 10, 2013
We are on--I guess we're in the middle of what really is, should be, an avoidable partial government shutdown that nobody wants, but nobody seems willing or able to end.
Source
congress.govEditor's note · Context
Thune discusses the ongoing government shutdown and the lack of willingness to resolve it.
Share
More from John Thune
Jul 30, 2026
I would love to have some spending cuts associated with the debt limit debate.
Aug 20, 2026
If you look at Maine, in North Carolina, in Ohio, in Iowa, in Alaska, you know, it's the Indy voters, it is the middle of the electorate, and we are not talking to them when we are arguing with each other over whether or not to eliminate…
Jul 29, 2026
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
Other voices in this conversation
