Thune: Weekend Work Ahead in the Senate

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Thune: Weekend Work Ahead in the Senate

“I will continue to ensure that the Senate works as quickly as possible to get all of President Trump’s nominees in place.”

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor:

Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): 

“Mr. President, over the next couple of days the Senate will consider two more of the president’s nominees – Kristi Noem to be secretary of homeland security, and Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense. 

“A former House member and current governor of the great state of South Dakota, Kristi brings both experience and commitment to her new role. 

“Mr. President, one of the biggest challenges facing the Department of Homeland Security right now is securing our nation’s border. 

“Four years of record-breaking illegal immigration at our southern border has left our country vulnerable to a whole host of security concerns, from terrorist entries to cross-border criminal activity like drug trafficking. 

“Fixing this crisis – and restoring respect for the rule of law – is one of President Trump and Republicans’ top priorities. 

“And it’s going to require a decisive and committed leader at the Department of Homeland Security. 

“I believe Kristi has everything it takes to undertake this task. 

“Mr. President, we’re also considering the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense. 

“A veteran of the Army National Guard who served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mr. Hegseth will bring a warrior’s perspective to the role of defense secretary and will provide much-needed fresh air at the Pentagon. 

“Gone will be the days of woke distractions. 

“The Pentagon’s focus will be on warfighting. 

“Mr. Hegseth will concentrate on restoring American strength and repairing the deficiencies in our readiness. 

“As our first president said more than 200 years ago, and I quote, ‘To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.’ 

“And in a world that has grown increasingly unstable over the past few years, our priority has to be ensuring that the United States military is prepared to meet and defeat any threat. 

“I will continue to ensure that the Senate works as quickly as possible to get President Trump’s team in place.”

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12 thoughts on “Thune: Weekend Work Ahead in the Senate”

  1. The irony is incredibly rich here. Invoking the words of Washington in support of a manifestly unqualified candidate and person with a horrid personal history is typical and a rather large bucket of poo for the senator to carry. Invoking Washington, who led by example and created the standard for the peaceful transfer of power in the shadow of Trump’s perenial denial (publicly at least) that he won the 2020 Election and therefore gave a blanket pardon to over 1500, many of whom violently stormed the capitol and desectrated that sacred space must not be forgotten.

    Washington famously warned us of a number of perils in his Farewell letter. When warning of the dangers of political parties, he said: “The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpended by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful depotism….The disorders and miseries which result gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, onthe ruins of public liberty.”

    You have clearly hitched yourself to a demagogue in the service of your own political survival.

    1. He’s supporting the popularly elected President and his those he’s chosen for his administration.

      Get over yourself.

      You lost and still don’t have a clue, as to why it happened.

            1. Mask off moment bud. Your showing your ignorance if you believe the constitution can be changed that easily.

              1. Trump issued an executive order attempting to overrule birthroght citizenship, which is protected by the 14th Amendment. I’m not saying it can be changed that easily, but Trump is trying.

                1. He issued the order KNOWING it would be challenged. KNOWING this would more than likely make it to the Supreme Court where they will decide…you know, according to their interpretation of the 14th. But you just keep drinking the lib koolaide bud.

          2. As a person of the party who believes in the constitution and that it was written for a reason. Thune, Rounds, Johnson, Noem all campaign on the constitution, but all of sudden they are okay with letting one man change the constitution? You might be correct, it seems those who are suppose to be represewnting us under the written constitution are about to let the scare of Trump and his wealthy cronies allow the sky to fall. Money and power are dangerous and those who have it will sell out me, you, and every nobody in the land to keep it. There are checks and balances for a reason. Biden was not good, lets make sure Trump is not worse. It is not starting out well. Look past Trump and look at those they want to put in. Power, Money, and Sex, not the Christianity that they run on and wear on their chest, not necessarily in their heart. Pierre is no better tis year.

      2. I certainly understand how my candidate lost. At least I can bring myself to take the loss in stride while Trump still won’t publicly admit he lost in 2020. That still does not excuse what went down on January 6th. Keep in mind what nearly every Republican went on record blaming Trump on January 6th and 7th. The entire SD delegation is fearful of folks like you.

        You miss the historical point, which is not really much of a surprise to anyone who is not suffering from cognitive dissonance.

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