John Thune: “Let’s get it done, get it over to the House so we can get this government open.”

There's still a lot of stuff that's piled up, trying to get through.

The election ought to be painting a contrast between us and the Democrats and not creating conflicts with fellow Republicans.

Unfortunately, I think after two government shutdowns that have extended for a long period of time, it’s better for everybody if there’s predictability, certainty, and just to take that issue off the table.

Yeah, that’s not going to happen