John Thune: “This bill, the Indian Health Service Accountability Act, is the critical first step on the road to reform because it…”

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.

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.

I like the message. But it shouldn’t be paid for with taxpayer dollars.