On the recordJune 17, 2026
The only way you can obviously get this done is to nuke the legislative filibuster, and that is not something that we have anywhere close to the votes to do.
John Thune: “The only way you can obviously get this done is to nuke the legislative filibuster, and that is not something that we…”
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Discussing legislative strategy regarding the SAVE America Act.
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Jul 30, 2026
I would love to have some spending cuts associated with the debt limit debate.
Aug 7, 2026
It seems to me some days that I'm the only one here who can count to 50 in this town. But we don't have the votes to get rid of the filibuster. And we aren't flipping 10 Democrats to vote for the SAVE America Act.
Aug 4, 2026
I think we have a bunch of stuff we have to finish and we’ll just stay until we finish it.
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