John Thune

If they're coming to the table demanding a blank check or refusing to consider any measures but their own...

they're likely to end up with nothing.

What I hope it doesn't devolve into is something that makes it harder, not easier, to deport and detain dangerous, illegal aliens in this country.

And I also hope that it focuses on protecting and ensuring that the law enforcement officers in this country are safe in their jobs.

Right.

Congress has 10 days to find a consensus.

Republicans and Democrats agree on a few fixes, but appear quite far apart on others.

Here's Senate Majority Leader John Thune on the timeline.

Even if DHS runs out of money next week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement still has an extra $75 billion approved by Congress last summer to use over the next four years.

Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.

Which I had argued at the time was way too short to allow immigration.

anything consequential to happen but that being said the democrats insisted on it so those discussions will get underway but ultimately that's going to be a conversation between the president of the united states and the democrats here in the senate

I think it's really important, if possible, to do it here, not to have to send it back to the House of Representatives.

where the future of an appropriations package, I think, would be somewhat uncertain.

It's not necessary.

Government shutdowns don't benefit anyone.

We ought to pass the package on the floor, fully fund the government, and move on to other things that the American people expect us to work on.

I'm hoping that we'll see at least some constructive engagement with them in a way that enables us to fund the government, do the basic things that we need to do.

I think to my colleagues in the Senate, it feels like 52 out of 52, but it is.

It was a historic number of weeks in session, days in session, hours in session, and record number of votes cast.