John Thune: “The minimum wage is something that is particularly troubling and harmful at a time when you`re trying to get people back…”

There's been enough uncertainty this last year, and, you know, unfortunately, I think through two government shutdowns that extended for a long period of time, it's better for everybody if there's predictability, certainty.

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

And I think at some point it becomes a decision of what can you get the votes to do.

There’s some states that are going to be on the hook for a pretty big payment.