John Thune: “She obviously carries on Lindsey's legacy. But I think she's a very accomplished person in her own right.”

I just think, if you’re looking at issues that we want to get at the heart of what everybody seems to be saying, the Democrats and others are saying, are important, we're concerned about.

It's a pretty simple measure, but an important way to ensure that members of Congress are held to the standards that America should be able to expect of their representatives.

So if you want to see the country succeed and move forward, we've got to have a majority in the U.S. Senate to work with this president.

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.