John Thune: “In my home State of South Dakota, CHIP serves more than 50,000 kids in a given month.”

Odds are we plan on being here next week," said Thune.

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.

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

It's an economic frustration.