Senator John Thune

The answer is yes, but the rules of the Senate and the history and heritage of the Senate is such that it requires a supermajority on most legislation.

The answer is yes, but the rules of the Senate and the history and heritage of the Senate is such that it requires a supermajority on most legislation.

The answer is yes, but the rules of the Senate and the history and heritage of the Senate is such that it requires a supermajority on most legislation.

It's a long list, and we are going to do everything we can and push the limits of what's allowable. Um, you know, there are, there are limitations on how it can be used, but the Democrats expanded the scope of reconciliation. They passed two major, major, you know, $3 trillion worth of new spending.

It's a long list, and we are going to do everything we can and push the limits of what's allowable. Um, you know, there are, there are limitations on how it can be used, but the Democrats expanded the scope of reconciliation. They passed two major, major, you know, $3 trillion worth of new spending.

It's a long list, and we are going to do everything we can and push the limits of what's allowable. Um, you know, there are, there are limitations on how it can be used, but the Democrats expanded the scope of reconciliation. They passed two major, major, you know, $3 trillion worth of new spending.

into reconciliation bills when they had unified control of the government, when they had House, Senate, White House. So they've given us a template for how to do it. Obviously, we have a very different agenda than what they wanted to do, but we're united. We want to enact all of President Trump's priorities as quickly as possible, and that deals with the border, securing the borders.

into reconciliation bills when they had unified control of the government, when they had House, Senate, White House. So they've given us a template for how to do it. Obviously, we have a very different agenda than what they wanted to do, but we're united. We want to enact all of President Trump's priorities as quickly as possible, and that deals with the border, securing the borders.

into reconciliation bills when they had unified control of the government, when they had House, Senate, White House. So they've given us a template for how to do it. Obviously, we have a very different agenda than what they wanted to do, but we're united. We want to enact all of President Trump's priorities as quickly as possible, and that deals with the border, securing the borders.

It's bolstering our national defense. It's restoring American energy dominance and preventing a $4 trillion tax increase at the end of the year on the American people.

It's bolstering our national defense. It's restoring American energy dominance and preventing a $4 trillion tax increase at the end of the year on the American people.

It's bolstering our national defense. It's restoring American energy dominance and preventing a $4 trillion tax increase at the end of the year on the American people.

So, you know, we believe, and I say Senate Republicans believe, and I think the President does too, and hopefully the House will get there, to make these tax cuts permanent so we don't have to go back and deal with it again down the road.

So, you know, we believe, and I say Senate Republicans believe, and I think the President does too, and hopefully the House will get there, to make these tax cuts permanent so we don't have to go back and deal with it again down the road.

So, you know, we believe, and I say Senate Republicans believe, and I think the President does too, and hopefully the House will get there, to make these tax cuts permanent so we don't have to go back and deal with it again down the road.

But we're here, and the Senate's ready to enact as much of the President's agenda as we can through budget reconciliation, and that entails all the things I just mentioned, and I hope that...

But we're here, and the Senate's ready to enact as much of the President's agenda as we can through budget reconciliation, and that entails all the things I just mentioned, and I hope that...

But we're here, and the Senate's ready to enact as much of the President's agenda as we can through budget reconciliation, and that entails all the things I just mentioned, and I hope that...

As we work through this process, we will be as aggressive as we possibly can to use that opportunity at a 51-vote threshold in the Senate as opposed to 60 to get as much of the president's agenda done as possible.

As we work through this process, we will be as aggressive as we possibly can to use that opportunity at a 51-vote threshold in the Senate as opposed to 60 to get as much of the president's agenda done as possible.