John Thune

I’m not sure exactly what he was getting at there.

For the information of all Senators, Senators should expect a vote to proceed to Senator Cruz's CRA at 11 a.m. tomorrow. ____________________

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 7:08 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 10 a.m. ____________________

What I'm willing to do is give the president some latitude to try and accomplish the objective he seeks to get done here.

I mean, these are real people. They need to be treated that way.

I think we have very extensively invested heavily in Ukraine.

You don’t want America to become isolationist.

That’s an issue in my view. I mean, I think you have to think about the economic impacts through inflation.

I think the president is looking at this as a means to an end. I don't think it is the end itself.

I look forward to working with Linda McMahon to limit bureaucracy, empower state and local governments and let good teachers do what they’re best at and what they love to do, and that’s to help students succeed.

We want to do everything we can, and I think this has been long overdue, to try and figure out how we can make government work more efficiently.

Any reductions to the federal workforce need to be done in a respectful way.

We haven’t had a chance since the House passed their bill to sit down with our conference.

We want to do everything we can — and I think this has been long overdue — to try and figure out how we can make government work more efficiently, cost the taxpayers less, and make sure that they get a good return on the tax dollars that…

America cannot retreat from the world stage.

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 4:51 a.m., adjourned until Monday, February 24, 2025, at 3 p.m. ____________________

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I think he's made it clear for a long time that he would prefer one big, beautiful bill, and we're fine with that too.

For the information of all Senators, Senators should expect a cloture vote on the Patel nomination at 11 a.m. tomorrow, followed by a confirmation vote at approximately 1:45 p.m. ____________________

There's no question who started the war. Russia is the aggressor here.

As they say, I did not see that one coming

The President speaks for himself. What I want to see is a peaceful result, a peaceful outcome.

If the House can produce one big, beautiful bill, we’re prepared to work with them to get that across the finish line.

But we believe that the president also likes optionality, and the legislation that will be working and voting on tomorrow addresses” his priorities on immigration, military spending and energy.

If the House can produce one big beautiful bill, we're prepared to work with them to get that across the finish line.