John Thune: “I urge all my colleagues, for those reasons and many others... to join me in opposing the nominee.”

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.

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

Both pieces of legislation strike at the very heart of issues that the American people care deeply about, passionately about, and we'll see if the Democrats are willing to take yes for an answer.