John Thune: “Obviously, agriculture is the No. 1 industry in South Dakota, incredibly important to our State, and so the farm bill is…”

We need to turn our fire on Democrats, not on each other.

I’m a realist. I don’t ever try and sugarcoat things. I think it’s a competitive environment right now.

I remain committed to getting the farm bill and E15 to the president’s desk to secure these critical wins for South Dakota’s farmers and ranchers.

I think we have a bunch of stuff we have to finish and we’ll just stay until we finish it.