Click here to listen to The Brian Kilmeade Show. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined The Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox Radio. On Charlie Kirk’s impact on the conservative movement: “[Charlie Kirk] had a way of connecting with people that made them feel part of something that’s... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business. On a nominations rules change: “The Schumer-led Democrats literally broke the system. We have to fix it, and we needed to take the steps to do that, because you’re right,... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, later today the Senate will move forward on amending the Senate rules to restore the Senate precedent of en bloc confirmation... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “I would just say to my colleagues on the Democrat side: How much time is enough? “How much time is enough? “The proposal... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, 24 years ago, on a bright September day whose blue sky I still remember, terrorists hijacked four planes and flew three... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, as expected, there has been some Democrat commentary on the process I initiated Monday: a process to restore Senate precedent and... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, a new report came out last month detailing who benefits from the working families tax relief that Republicans enacted in the... Continue Reading
“So all we’re simply talking about … restoring that precedent, going back to the way that has been done historically, and seeing that a lot of these sub-Cabinet, lower level executive branch nominees are able to get confirmed so the president can have his team in place, implement the agenda... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, ‘for decades, Democrats and Republicans have regularly cooperated to swiftly confirm the many, many individuals selected by each President to serve in... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined The Hugh Hewitt Show. On a nominations rules change: “[W]e’ve kind of shopped these ideas around about how to do this in a way that actually helps us clear the backlog [of nominations] and creates... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, over the last few weeks, we’ve all had a chance, my colleagues and I, to spend extra time in our states,... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at a press conference with Senate Republican leadership: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “We just had a very productive meeting where our conference talked about clearing the nominations backlog. “And we are where we are... Continue Reading
