John Thune Quotations

Absolutely. I think that this is - politics is a tough business. I describe it as a full contact sport. You have to be prepared to get in there and mix it up.

We are spending more as a percentage of our entire economy, almost 25 percent, than we have spent at any time since the end of World War II.

President Obama likes to talk about winning the future. But someone needs to tell him: You can't win the prosperity of tomorrow if you're mortgaging it to pay for the big government programs of today.

Like a lot of people, I'm interested in public service and want to do as much as I can to change the direction of this country and will give some consideration to that after midterm elections.

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

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

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

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

For that, all South Dakotans owe him a big debt of gratitude, ... I wish him and his family the very best in the future.

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