John Thune: “53 members will never agree on every detail of legislation.”

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

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.

We’ve got to get a bill, if we want to pass a farm bill, that’s something that can pass the House and be signed into law by the president.

We need to ensure that they do not face a third.