John Thune

The Senate has passed a resolution by a vote of 94 to 3 that Guantanamo detainees, including senior members of al Qaeda, should not be transferred stateside into facilities in American communities and neighborhoods.

In your view, will the next-generation bomber be vital to our national defense strategy?

The RAND Corporation recently issued a study that estimates that synthetic fuel would reduce the U.S.'s reliance on foreign oil by as much as 15 percent, while possibly generating up to $60 billion in domestic revenue each year.

I want to thank our nominees for their willingness to serve their country, and many of you have had careers in public service.

I think it will incentivize a lot greater participation by the private sector in expanding synthetic fuel production, if we have that type of multi-year procurement authority.

The 2006 QDR stated the Department plans to develop a new land base penetrating long-range strike capability that would be fielded by 2018.

The Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Chief of Naval Operations, signed a Record of Decision to develop a second nuclear-carrier homeport on the East Coast on January 14, 2009, and determined that it is in the best national…

I would just echo what my colleague from North Dakota said and would agree that now we will have dealt with FISA and the economic stimulus bill, which I know are matters of great importance and urgency--this is a matter of great urgency to…

It was a great privilege, as I said, to be able to serve in that capacity and to learn from Senator Lott. I think he has the distinction as perhaps the only person who served as the whip in the House of Representatives and now in the…

One of the aspects of this bill that is as critical to production agriculture as the commodity title is the conservation title. The conservation title of the farm bill comprises only about 9 percent of its total cost, yet it potentially…

It is critical that we get a farm bill passed so our producers across this country who are already beginning to make decisions about next year when it comes to planting, and lenders who are going to finance them, have some certainty about…

I mean, don't you think that a lot of customers have a right to know which flights are chronically delayed or chronically canceled before they purchase their tickets?

If this is the experience--my experience is the experience that a lot of my constituents have, the traveling public has, their lives kinda stink when it comes to getting to and from their destinations.

I talk to military personnel all the time. I have heard, as I have heard you express, a poll that the military doesn't like what we are doing in Iraq. That has certainly not been my experience in any conversation I have had with any member…

Today I rise to recognize Kate Martin, an intern in my Washington, DC, office, for all of the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota over the past several months. Kate is a graduate of Ellendale High School…

I believe what happened in the last 24 hours has demonstrated what a charade this whole Iraqi resolution process has been. This is serious business. This is the most serious business we will deal with in the Senate. Young Americans are…

That's probably a very safe answer for you right now.

We think that the transformation that's being undertaken by the Air Force is important and might be something that is replicated in some of the other Services.

I would welcome the opportunity to host you at Ellsworth and show you the work that's underway out there.

Thank you all very much for your service to our country and your willingness to take on new and additional responsibilities.

I, too, want to add my support of the gentlemen who have been nominated for these positions.

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

His departure had nothing to do with his performance or competence and everything to do with the politics of an unpopular war.

As the ranking member of the Seapower Subcommittee, I have to express my displeasure at the way in which General Pace was treated.

I do have a question regarding the global war on terror, which we all realize I think requires a different strategy.