Thune Joins Fox News and Newsmax

Discussed Republican tax cuts and criticized Democratic crime policies on cable news.

“[T]he returns that are being filed this year, on average, the refunds are [nearly 20] percent higher than they were during the Biden administration.”

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Thune Calls Out Senate Democrats’ Hypocritical Opposition to Voter ID

Criticized Senate Democrats for opposing voter ID requirements despite public support.

“I guess we’re still waiting for Democrats here in the Senate to figure it out.”

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Thune Joins Larry Kudlow on Fox Business

Discussed tax cuts and economic growth on Fox Business.

“So there is a great story to be told here about how we’re putting more money in the pockets of the American people so that they can spend it their way, and that gets the economic growth you’re talking about.”

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Thune: Republicans Won’t Let Democrats Defund Law Enforcement

Accused Democrats of blocking funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

“So that’s where we are in the process, but we’re going to move quickly, decisively, and hopefully in a very focused way on ensuring that those important law enforcement agencies – contrary to the Democrats’ defund law enforcement efforts – are funded not only today, but well into the future.”

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Thune: Senate to Consider Targeted Reconciliation Bill to Fund Border Security, Immigration Enforcement

Announced Senate will consider reconciliation bill to fund border security and immigration enforcement.

“And as for my Democrat colleagues – well, I guess we’ll see how well open borders and defunding law enforcement play for them in November.”

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Thune Joins America’s Newsroom on Fox News

Discussed Republican funding for ICE and CBP on Fox News.

“[For] Democrats … it was all about ‘reforms,’ restrictions on ICE and on CBP agents and what they could or couldn’t do. They got none of that. They got zero of the reforms that they were advocating for. In the end, this was all about their left-wing base demanding that no funding be provided.”

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Leader Thune, Speaker Johnson Statement on DHS Funding

Announced plan to fully fund Department of Homeland Security through appropriations and reconciliation.

“In following this two-track approach, the Republican Congress will fully reopen the Department, make sure all federal workers are paid, and specifically fund immigration enforcement and border security for the next three years so that those law-enforcement activities can continue uninhibited.”

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Thune on Voter ID: Will Democrats Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is?

Thune questioned Democrats' inconsistent positions on voter ID requirements.

“Mr. President, I look forward to seeing where Democrats really stand.”

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Thune Joins Guy Benson on Fox News Radio

Thune blamed Democrats for 41-day DHS shutdown affecting federal law enforcement.

“The administration has been engaging with [Democrats] in good faith now to end this shutdown, literally for weeks. And there are now 120,000 people at DHS who are missing paychecks. And many of them, as I said, they work with agencies that are crucial to our national security.”

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Thune Joins America’s Newsroom on Fox News

Thune criticized Democrats for prolonging DHS shutdown and moving goalposts.

“I mean … they’re talking in circles … I think there’s a lot of chaos. I think they’re really confused. I think they’ve got a crisis of leadership in the Democrat conference right now, and they’ve got all these different people, as you’ve seen them, going out in different directions, saying different things.”

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Thune: Democrats Must Fund DHS

Called on Democrats to fund Department of Homeland Security with border security reforms.

“How much worse do things have to get, how many more Americans have to suffer, before Democrats do their jobs and work with Republicans to fund the government?”

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Thune: Democrats Will Have to Show Americans Why They Oppose Voter ID

Criticized Democrats for opposing voter ID requirements despite public support.

“Or will they continue to oppose any meaningful ID requirement at the polls?”

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Thune: Day 40 of Democrats’ Dangerous DHS Shutdown

Criticized Democrats for Department of Homeland Security shutdown affecting employee pay.

“I hope Democrats will work with us to finalize an agreement and reopen the Department of Homeland Security this week.”

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Thune on SAVE America Act Debate: Democrats’ Rhetoric Is Out of Touch With Americans

Defended voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements as commonsense election security measures.

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Thune on DHS Funding and SAVE America Act Progress

Criticized Democratic shutdown of Department of Homeland Security and urged passage of funding proposal.

“So that’s the schedule for the balance of this week, and hopefully we’ll have cooperation from Democrats to end the government shutdown.”

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Thune: Democrats Double Down on Radical Claims, Reject Commonsense Policies

Defended SAVE America Act as commonsense policy supported by Americans.

“So commonsense, in fact, that only congressional Democrats could oppose it.”

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Thune: Senate to Confirm Colin McDonald to Lead Fraud Enforcement Division

Announced Senate confirmation of Colin McDonald to lead new national fraud enforcement division at Department of Justice.

“And I look forward to confirming him swiftly so he can get to work.”

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Thune: Senate to Confirm Markwayne Mullin as Department of Homeland Security Secretary

Announced Senate confirmation of Markwayne Mullin as Department of Homeland Security Secretary.

“And I hope whoever gets assigned to his security detail is ready to keep up.”

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Thune: Proof of Citizenship and Voter ID Shouldn’t Be Controversial

Advocated for voter ID and citizenship proof requirements in SAVE America Act.

“And every Democrat will be put on the record for the American people to see.”

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Thune: Democrats Refuse to Support Commonsense Reforms in SAVE America Act

Criticized Democrats for refusing to support voter ID requirements in SAVE America Act.

“Or will they continue to sacrifice fairness and equality at the altar of radical transgender ideology?”

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Thune: Democrats Will Have to Answer for Their Voter ID Hypocrisy

Led press conference on SAVE America Act, criticized Democrats' voter ID positions.

“But … at the end of the day, that’s the vote. That’s the question Democrats here in the Senate are going to have to answer, and we intend to make them do that.”

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Thune: Securing America Starts With Funding DHS, Not Defunding Police

Blamed Democrats for refusing to fund Department of Homeland Security.

“So perhaps they should think twice before making defunding law enforcement and Homeland Security their signature issue this November.”

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Thune Joins America’s Newsroom and The Brian Kilmeade Show

Defended the SAVE America Act and voter ID requirements on Fox News programs.

“It’s a very straightforward issue – show an ID, photo ID, when you vote, be a citizen to register to vote. That’s the issue at stake here, and the Democrats are currently blocking it. Again, not a defensible position.”

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Thune: The SAVE America Act Delivers Commonsense Protections for Women’s Sports and America’s Children

Praised SAVE America Act for protecting women's sports and children.

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Thune: Voter ID Is a Commonsense Standard Americans Expect

Delivered floor remarks supporting voter ID requirements as commonsense election standard.

“It’s not too much to ask to require it when you go in to vote.”

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