John Thune: “This measure is about accountability and not profit.”

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

When the Senate completes its business on Aug. 8, to meet for pro forma sessions only at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. 8 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.

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

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