John Thune: “A deal is coming together”

If he can change the facts and start moving some of those senators from nos to yeses, then we’ll have a different conversation. It’s just the reality.

If the result is only achieved by nuking the legislative filibuster, we don’t have the votes to do that and so that’s not a — that’s just not a realistic option

It's still a work in progress.

I’m a realist. But I feel good about where things stand.