John Thune

in the United States, they're really tragic.

And, you know, there's a lot going on out there right now.

And I think that the best thing we can do is try to put in place the things that our law enforcement needs, that our military needs,

to deter bad behavior.

And then, of course, obviously when it happens, make sure that people are prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

And I think the president's focus on law enforcement and on security is very, in a clear-eyed way, focused on that.

But I do think that we want to be good partners in that and contributing where we can, if that's a function of resources, if that's a function of ensuring that they're the right personnel, they got the teams in place in different

areas of our government that can oversee and try and ensure that we have security and safety in this country.

We're all in on that.

Like I said, that's the most important, in my view, job of a government is to provide safety for the public, the people that you serve and represent.

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Absolutely.

You've got to have some reforms to make this work.

We've got people who are willing to work with Democrats to see that that happens.

But it can't happen if you just go out and say, we're going to do a blanket extension.

We're not going to look at reforming the program to make it more affordable.

I mean, you want to talk about affordability?

The most unaffordable health insurance premiums in the country are in the Obamacare exchanges.

We have moved his nominees through the process at a record rate.

We will, by the end of this year, have a record number of his nominees approved to the executive branch.