John Thune actually said...

"I can’t see them doing that if they vote her down."

"I look forward to Kennedy being a partner to Congress on some very important issues, including chronic disease."

"Mr. Kennedy promises to make HHS a collaborative, transparent and science-driven agency under his leadership."

"I think they -- they are clarifying it. And I think this is not unusual for an administration to pause funding and to take a hard look and scrub of how these programs, how they're being spent and how ..."