John Thune: “I appreciate the priorities you have laid out in the President's budget, particularly the emphasis on addressing drug…”

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

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.

It's an economic frustration.

The only conclusion one can draw is that the Democrats have concluded that it is good politics for them not to allow the Republicans to ‘get a victory’ or the president to ‘get a victory’ in the middle of a political season.