John Thune

I think we're on track — I hope, at least — to be able to produce something that we can pass through the Senate, send back to the House, have them pass and put on the president's desk by the Fourth of July.

But there are some things that senators want, you know, added to the bill, or, you know, things that we would do slightly differently.

The Senate will have its imprint on the bill.

It’s just one tactical nuke—why’s everyone so bent out of shape?

The Senate’s committees are working closely to identify potential Byrd problems ahead of time.

We are going to write our own bill.

The EPA has submitted the waivers to Congress as rules – which is all that Congress has ever needed to decide to consider something under the Congressional Review Act.

Democrats are attempting to derail a repeal by throwing a tantrum over a supposed procedural problem.

It’s really hard to understand why we needed to wait an additional 11 days for Democrats to finally agree to move.

This bill reflects the bipartisan consensus on this issue, and it's had an open and bipartisan process since the very beginning.

We've assumed all along that the Senate would have its input on this.

I think we've assumed all along that the Senate would have its input on this.

I would keep the 60-vote threshold in place.

I think we've assumed all along that the Senate would have its input on this.

It'll be the subject of probably multiple lawsuits, and I think the courts will probably have something to say about it.

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Before I begin, I want to mention longtime Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who died on Thursday. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones. ____________________

I think there are lots of issues associated with that offer, which should be further discussed.

I don’t want to see taxes go up on anyone.

I don't know what Democrats would change about the process this bill has gone through.

If Democrats were interested in further changes, as they claim, they would have had the chance to make those changes on the floor, all they had to do was vote for cloture.

Once we're on the bill, we can discuss changes here on the floor.

We've got a lot of other stuff we've got directly in front of us at the moment.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:22 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. ____________________

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