John Thune Quotes

I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it's marked by the blood of those who died defending it.
John Thune

History, Freedom, Liberty

I don't happen to subscribe to the notion that everybody who criticizes Tom Daschle is criticizing Tim Johnson. I think that's a bit of a stretch.
John Thune

Happen, Everybody, Bit

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

Best, Future, Fight

I just think we need more accountability and more transparency.
John Thune

Social Security is an extremely complicated program.
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Social, Security, Program

There are more than 30 states, who either by statute or constitutional amendment, have defined marriage as being between a man and a woman.
John Thune

Marriage, Woman, Between

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.
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

Work, Father, Together

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.
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Politics, Business, Tough

But what shouldn't happen is, you shouldn't have the taxpayers from states that are managing their situations well paying for those states that are not.
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Happen, Situations, Managing

Ethanol reduces our dependence on foreign sources of oil and is an important weapon in the War on Terror. By investing in South Dakota's ethanol producers, we will strengthen our energy security and create new jobs.
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War, Important, Energy

I have a Christian worldview and so it shapes the way that I view issues. I don't apologize for that, and I don't think people of faith ought to shrink away from being in the public arena.
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Faith, Christian, Away

I think that all areas of the budget have to be scrubbed. Clearly the entitlement issues have to be reformed and that's an issue that's going to require I think some strong bipartisan cooperation and leadership.
John Thune

Leadership, Strong, Issues

I think that if Republicans are given the reins of leadership in the House or Senate or both, we will have to govern in a way - at least put forward solutions whether or not the president goes along with them or not, that deal with these long-term challenges.
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Leadership, Forward, Put

I've also said you don't rule any options out, because if you are in public life because you want to make a difference... obviously, you have to be open to those kind of possibilities.
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Life, Said, Public

Let's not dismiss or attack individual ideas as being inadequate before we have had a chance to assess their positive effect as part of a whole solution.
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Positive, Before, Whole

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.
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Change, Give, Country

There is a battle to be waged over what kind of country we are going to leave our children and grandchildren and that battle is happening now in Washington, not two years from now.
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Children, Battle, Country

We must ensure that today's seniors' benefits are rock solid and find a solution that fixes Social Security for the next generation that is just entering the workforce.
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Today, Rock, Find

When you're the president of the United States and you know that the biggest issue facing you is this cliff that we're about ready to head over if we don't get this spending and debt situation under control, it's very irresponsible not to take the action that is necessary to fix the problem.
John Thune

Control, Problem, Action

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Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: December 25, 1961

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