John Thune actually said...

"I deeply appreciate the efforts of Chairman Thune, Senator Peters, Ranking Member Nelson, and all of the Committee Members in sponsoring and passing the AV START Act."

"Thank you so much for your leadership on this bill. I think we all saw his passion in his opening comments."

"Thank you for your leadership and commitment to the safe deployment of automated vehicles onto the public roads."

"I remain committed to these important pieces of legislation. I'm hopeful that the full Senate will consider them, sooner rather than later."