John Thune: “I worked for less than the minimum wage. I work for the minimum wage. I started busing tables at $1 an hour, and then I…”

I’m hoping the White House will become engaged. Texas is an incredibly expensive state and obviously one that we need, that we’ve got to hold if we’re going to keep the United States Senate.

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.

But because Texas is such an expensive state, we’re going to need the president and his team to be engaged there and to be putting resources into that race.

We’ve got to get a bill, if we want to pass a farm bill, that’s something that can pass the House and be signed into law by the president.