John Thune

I think the problem with President Obama - and I like him personally, I came into the Senate with him - is…

— John Thune

I valued the biblical foundation I got at Biola. I was able to take classes that strengthened my faith and helped me…

— John Thune

But what shouldn't happen is, you shouldn't have the taxpayers from states that are managing their situations well paying for those states…

— John Thune

Chuck Swindoll is somebody who I've read a lot over the years and have used his curriculum when I've taught Sunday school…

— John Thune

The closest I've come to being on a reality TV show is C-SPAN's live coverage of the Senate floor.

— John Thune

What Medicaid basically does is allows them to choose the two base years that they would calculate current their reimbursement levels on.…

— John Thune

Social Security is an extremely complicated program.

— John Thune

I'm a big, big reader of pretty much everything that Chuck Colson has written. And I consulted with him when I was…

— John Thune

We must work together to save and strengthen Social Security not just for my father's generation but also for my daughters' generation.

— John Thune

Having a Christian worldview shapes my decision-making with respect to all aspects of my life. I always respect people in public life…

— John Thune

I tell people it's like shopping for a car.People are taking candidates out for a test drive, seeing what they like.

— John Thune

When you're the president of the United States and you know that the biggest issue facing you is this cliff that we're…

— John Thune

I say to my colleague from New York that if someone who has a concealed carry permit... in the State of South…

— John Thune

Like a lot of people, I'm interested in public service and want to do as much as I can to change the…

— John Thune

I feel that I am best positioned to fight for America's future here in the trenches of the United States Senate.

— John Thune

This is partly a function of approval ratings. People pay attention [to polls] and start saying, 'Lets take a more independent tack.'…

— John Thune

Ethanol reduces our dependence on foreign sources of oil and is an important weapon in the War on Terror. By investing in…

— John Thune

I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and…

— John Thune

I don't happen to subscribe to the notion that everybody who criticizes Tom Daschle is criticizing Tim Johnson. I think that's a…

— John Thune

I think that if Republicans are given the reins of leadership in the House or Senate or both, we will have to…

— John Thune

We are spending more as a percentage of our entire economy, almost 25 percent, than we have spent at any time since…

— John Thune

I think the thing with Medicare - and a lot of this - I should say, with Medicaid - and this is…

— John Thune

Because of my upbringing, I believe in things like limited government, fiscal responsibility and personal accountability. I believe in the wisdom of…

— John Thune

I think Donald Trump does want a result. He clearly, in the meeting that we had was trying to sort of push…

— John Thune

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, although they're not officially debt of the federal government, they are off-balance-sheet debt.

— John Thune