John Thune: “Those are the issues on which we should be focused. I hope we will start--and start creating jobs and opportunities for…”

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

That's why again I hope that the administration is laser-focused on trying to get the strait open, get the shipping lanes opened up, and help out with that global energy supply.

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

It's an economic frustration.