John Thune

In following this two-track approach, the Republican Congress will fully reopen the Department, make sure all federal workers are paid, and specifically fund immigration enforcement and border security for the next three years so that…

If you want to have a debate on appropriations, we can have that. We have made ourselves available. The White House is available. There are meetings going on right now which I hope ultimately lead to a result where we get these Agencies…

I would support a resolution, which will be offered, to fund not just TSA but Coast Guard; Cybersecurity, CISA; FEMA; other Agencies and Departments of our government that are essential not only to national security and homeland security…

Well, I would say again to the Democrat leader that the Democrats have had multiple opportunities--and will have another one today--to provide funding for all of the Agencies that he just mentioned, under a continuing resolution, to allow…

So I assume the Democrat leader is aware of the fact that we have tried repeatedly to fund everything temporarily to allow the negotiations over the ICE budget to continue.

Mr. President, it is difficult to overstate just how dramatically the situation at the southern border has changed over the past year. In November, the latest month for which we have border numbers, there were just 11,000 total encounters…

I do not see military action being an option.

I don’t see military action being an option there.

Notification of Congress in advance of really critical and hypersensitive missions, to me, seems ill-advised anyway.

We want to make it easier, not harder, and less expensive, not more expensive, for people who need the workforce.

I trust the judgment of the justice department to ensure that whatever files they release protect the victims.

This measure is about accountability and not profit.

I have promised to hold a vote in December on a plan to extend the Obamacare subsidies that help millions of Americans afford health care.

At the end of the day, when there is a big vote and a close, narrow margin, he pulls it out.

The clear intent from the House and Senate is to get the information out there

I don't think there is anybody that was targeted for whom the money matters. I think it's more the principle and making sure there's a remedy in the future.

You have an independent, coequal branch of the government whose members were, through illegal means, having their phone records acquired, spied on if you will, through a weaponized Biden Justice Department. That to me demands some…

I trust the judgement of the Justice Department to ensure that whatever files they release protect the victims, clearly.

I trust them in terms of having the confidence that they’ll get as much information out there as possible in a way that protects the rights of the victims.

I can’t comment on that at this point.

It’s unclear if Thune would put the bill on the floor, though he has said he is for transparency.

He’s not going to pass.

I don't think the legislation is necessary.

Let’s get it done, get it over to the House so we can get this government open.

That’s what we’re going to negotiate.