All conventional wisdom is out the window. by John Thune

All conventional wisdom is out the window.

John Thune

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It’s an agency that needs to be reformed, so I expect that Mick Mulvaney will be on the job and be calling the shots over there.

We'll process [the nomination] as quickly as we can in the Senate and get somebody installed as soon as possible, that ultimately is the best way to resolve this.

Obviously that's the direction I think that a lot of our members want to move, is to keep some of those (taxes) in place and be able to use those revenues to put it into other places in the bill.

Senate Democrats will do what is necessary to confirm Judge Gorsu... by John Thune

Senate Democrats will do what is necessary to confirm Judge Gorsuch on the Supreme Court, yes.

Facebook has recognized the limitations of efforts to keep information systems fully free from potential bias, which lends credibility to its findings.

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I don't have any reason to believe that would be necessary. by John Thune

I don't have any reason to believe that would be necessary.

More than anything else, it's an opportunity for them to set the... by John Thune

More than anything else, it's an opportunity for them to set the record straight.

Any attempt by a neutral and inclusive social media platform to censor or manipulate political discussion is an abuse of trust and inconsistent with the values of an open Internet.

If you have a stated policy, which your followers or your audience knows to be the case, that you use an objective algorithm for trending topics -- you better follow that policy, it’s a matter of transparency and honesty and there should n’t be any attempt to mislead the American public.

People, for whatever reason, get kind of turned off by it, the level of the rhetoric, the harshness of it -- they start gravitating to other candidates.

I think [ Haley ] did a great job, she presented a voice and a face for the party, which is really what we’re about.

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I think (Ryan) is very aware of the limitations of the Senate. by John Thune

I think (Ryan) is very aware of the limitations of the Senate.

That was sort of the seminal moment. by John Thune

That was sort of the seminal moment.

Everybody thought they were hyping this or overreacting. by John Thune

Everybody thought they were hyping this or overreacting.

I started having members coming up to me and saying, What are we going to do about this and how are we going to fix this? Democrats and Republicans.

Congress now needs to pass this plan in the coming weeks to avoid service disruptions that will impact shippers across the country and commuter railroad passengers, this PTC extension will keep the pressure on freight and passenger railroads to ensure safety benefits are realized as soon as possible.

We came to a solution that allows the rule to proceed on the current implementation schedule as long as the testing validates the requirement.

Everybody realized they couldn't get it done by the end of the year, which is what the law required, we've got to be realistic and practical and recognize too there are also safety issues associated with doing this and not doing it in the right way.

Political representatives, that's what they do: They respond to the concerns that are raised by their constituents, we have some of those here in South Dakota, as well, but ... I can't imagine really anything else the Air Force could have done.

If you're blessed enough to serve in public office, then you shouldn't just talk a good game about your values; you should cast your vote according to them.

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