Senator John Thune

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.

I think it's Easter is probably ambitious, I would say, but I think that, um, as we look at the kind of the May timeframe, obviously we got a deadline in a week after next March 14th, we've got to deal with all the crap. The Democrats left us on the pile up of spending. They didn't do any spending bills last year.

I think it's Easter is probably ambitious, I would say, but I think that, um, as we look at the kind of the May timeframe, obviously we got a deadline in a week after next March 14th, we've got to deal with all the crap. The Democrats left us on the pile up of spending. They didn't do any spending bills last year.

I think it's Easter is probably ambitious, I would say, but I think that, um, as we look at the kind of the May timeframe, obviously we got a deadline in a week after next March 14th, we've got to deal with all the crap. The Democrats left us on the pile up of spending. They didn't do any spending bills last year.

And so we're up against this deadline and we've got to fund the government or the government shuts down. So that's the immediate concern. But then the reconciliation bill starts with a budget resolution. Both the house and Senate have to pass the same one. And right now we've passed budget resolutions, but they're different, but we'll have to, we'll align those and then we will both act on it.

And so we're up against this deadline and we've got to fund the government or the government shuts down. So that's the immediate concern. But then the reconciliation bill starts with a budget resolution. Both the house and Senate have to pass the same one. And right now we've passed budget resolutions, but they're different, but we'll have to, we'll align those and then we will both act on it.

And so we're up against this deadline and we've got to fund the government or the government shuts down. So that's the immediate concern. But then the reconciliation bill starts with a budget resolution. Both the house and Senate have to pass the same one. And right now we've passed budget resolutions, but they're different, but we'll have to, we'll align those and then we will both act on it.

And then that creates that unlocks reconciliation, but reconciliation is another separate. big piece of legislation. And so it's really kind of a two-step process and it takes some time and these are complicated issues. I mean, the president wants some things done in tax policy.

And then that creates that unlocks reconciliation, but reconciliation is another separate. big piece of legislation. And so it's really kind of a two-step process and it takes some time and these are complicated issues. I mean, the president wants some things done in tax policy.

And then that creates that unlocks reconciliation, but reconciliation is another separate. big piece of legislation. And so it's really kind of a two-step process and it takes some time and these are complicated issues. I mean, the president wants some things done in tax policy.

Uh, we've got a lot of senators and house members who want to see things done in tax policy that are different than, uh, what's in front of us in terms of just, you know, a strict extension of the, of the current bill or the current tax policy. But there are all these things as we move through and these moving parts and the, and ultimately I tell people when they ask me, can you do this?

Uh, we've got a lot of senators and house members who want to see things done in tax policy that are different than, uh, what's in front of us in terms of just, you know, a strict extension of the, of the current bill or the current tax policy. But there are all these things as we move through and these moving parts and the, and ultimately I tell people when they ask me, can you do this?

Uh, we've got a lot of senators and house members who want to see things done in tax policy that are different than, uh, what's in front of us in terms of just, you know, a strict extension of the, of the current bill or the current tax policy. But there are all these things as we move through and these moving parts and the, and ultimately I tell people when they ask me, can you do this?

Can you do that? Then in the end, it really comes down to the two numbers that matter, 218 and 51. You've got to have 218 in the House. You've got to have a simple majority there. And even under reconciliation, you still have to have 51 votes in the Senate. So that's the math of it.

Can you do that? Then in the end, it really comes down to the two numbers that matter, 218 and 51. You've got to have 218 in the House. You've got to have a simple majority there. And even under reconciliation, you still have to have 51 votes in the Senate. So that's the math of it.

Can you do that? Then in the end, it really comes down to the two numbers that matter, 218 and 51. You've got to have 218 in the House. You've got to have a simple majority there. And even under reconciliation, you still have to have 51 votes in the Senate. So that's the math of it.

And as we think through what we can do and can't do, it's a function of trying to figure out how do we get this thing in a shape, whatever this bill looks like, that it can secure the necessary 218 in the House and 51 in the Senate.

And as we think through what we can do and can't do, it's a function of trying to figure out how do we get this thing in a shape, whatever this bill looks like, that it can secure the necessary 218 in the House and 51 in the Senate.

And as we think through what we can do and can't do, it's a function of trying to figure out how do we get this thing in a shape, whatever this bill looks like, that it can secure the necessary 218 in the House and 51 in the Senate.

Yeah, I mean, I think they will. The Democrats are... I mean, they're still in, um, the stages of grief and, uh, they're, they're, they're really, I don't, they, they're trying to find a message. They're trying to get some traction with something. And so far, all it is is whatever he's for, I'm going to be against.