John Thune

“I want the Senate to stop working for the week. Come back next Monday.”

“I want the Senate to take a break until Monday. Then we will have some time for speeches. We will vote on a nomination later that day. We will vote on a bill on Tuesday.”

“I want to talk about my new bill. I will put the full text in the official record.”

“I want leaders to make appointments even when we are not in session.”

“I want the Senate to vote on this resolution by October 2. We will debate for 6 hours only. Then we will vote.”

“I want to schedule some votes and debates. I want to limit the time for debate. I want to require 60 votes to pass some things. I want to end this session and start a new one in September.”

“I want taxpayers to have more money. We made tax cuts. That is good. We got rid of some expensive rules. We stopped some expensive rules about electric cars. We tried to make medicine cheaper. We want the border to be secure. We want the military to be strong. We voted on many things. We are here a lot. We want to do more things.”

“I want the Senate to stop working until tomorrow morning. That is all.”

“You all agree to this schedule? Okay. Let's meet at 10 a.m. on Friday. We'll say the prayer and pledge. We'll say the journal is approved. No morning business. The leaders can talk later. At 11:30 we have a vote. If any nominations get confirmed, we tell the President right away.”

“I want the Senate to let Elizabeth Warren's staff testify about a threat made against her. The prosecutors asked for that. Warren wants to let them. This resolution will let her staff talk about it.”

“I want the Senate to consider a bill on Friday. Only some amendments will be allowed. We will vote on each amendment. Then we will vote on the bill. We need 60 votes to pass it. If it passes, we will consider a title amendment. Then we will vote on some nominations. Then we will consider another amendment on another bill.”

“I want to thank my intern Walker. He worked hard. He goes to Northern State. I hope he succeeds in the future.”

“I want to thank my intern Tyler Groen for doing good work in my office. He graduated from a South Dakota high school and college. He plans to go to medical school next year. He works hard. I want to wish him good luck.”

“I have an intern from South Dakota. He goes to college in Utah. He worked hard. Thank you, intern.”

“You want unanimous consent to confirm a whole batch of Marine Corps nominations at once without debate. You want objections cut off and the motions to reconsider the nominations prevented.”

“I want the Senate to adjourn until tomorrow. There is no more business. Let's go home.”

“I want to set the Senate's schedule for Thursday. I want the Senate to work on confirming the President's nominees. And if we confirm any nominations, I want the motions to reconsider to be made and laid on the table, and the President to be immediately notified. I don't want any delays or objections.”

“I want unanimous consent for the Hassan amendment. I want the bill read and passed. I don't want any motions to reconsider.”