John Thune: “I do not want to beat a dead horse, because I know it has been talked about already at some length.”

I like the message. But it shouldn’t be paid for with taxpayer dollars.

Well, I think people are, there's voter fatigue with high gas prices and high diesel prices in my part of the world.

Odds are we plan on being here next week," said Thune.

It's an economic frustration.