John Thune

I think $1.9 trillion on top of the almost $5 trillion that we have already done has the potential to create lots of disruptions in an economy that we are trying to get back on its feet, and perhaps could do more harm than good.

They were very effective. They had a strong, strong presentation put together in a way that I think makes it pretty compelling. I think they`ve done a good job connecting the dots.

I think it's in his best interest not to testify, and I think most of the senators on both sides would like to expedite this.

Did they want to be the party of limited government fiscal responsibility, free markets, peace through strength and pro-life or do they want to be the party of conspiracy theories and QAnon?

That is a huge warning sign on the horizon, the fact that we have an ever-growing deficit.

Well, we look forward to working with you on those because there is a lot of skepticism out there right now that an actual free market exists, and so we will continue to work with you.

It’s not where I get them to compromise. It’s what I get them to leave out.

During the first week in office, January 27th, the President issued a climate change executive order.

Republicans traditionally have believed that we ought to reduce spending; that we need to reform entitlement programs.

The massive amount of debt that we continue to rack up as a Nation.

I think the Washington Post editorial board, in most cases, has been very sympathetic to the argument of the Senator from Vermont.

Well, very simply, what you are suggesting--what you are saying here is that the owner of the Washington Post, who said this is really bad policy and shouldn't be done in this way at the end of this year--is that what you are saying? That…

I have not seen the Tax Policy Center, but I know math, and I know as a basic principle that when you stick bigger numbers in there and you are using the same formula to phase something out, you are going to make it available to people who…

So if the same formula is used, and you are increasing the amount by $1,400 per person--so you are going from, basically, for a family of four, what would be a $2,400 payment to an $8,000 payment, and you phase that down using the same…

The Senator from Illinois makes a good point. Would the Senator yield for a question?

Go down like a shot dog

The challenge of Biden going down will go down like a shot dog

Any effort to overturn the election will fall like a shot dog

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr…

At some point, you have to face the music. And I think once the Electoral College settles the issue today, it's time for everybody to move on.

We will continue to have an open door and we're ready to negotiate at a moments' notice.

We need his voters and he has a tremendous amount of followers. He's trying to get through the final stage of his election and determine the outcome there.

Before I begin, I want to acknowledge the tremendous news released yesterday that early results of a COVID vaccine are showing a greater than 90 percent rate of effectiveness. This is great news and a testament to the innovative power of…

We need his voters. He has a tremendous following. He can have a tremendously positive impact on the outcome of the Georgia Senate. We want him helping in Georgia, for sure.

It's the will of the American people and their voices that need to be heard.