Thune defers question about Senate approval
U.S. senator from South Dakota and Senate majority leader
“Well, that’s a good question. We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”
Source and context
Reporting
Bloomberg reporting on congressional responses to Trump’s $5,000 proposal (opens in a new tab)Reported quotations from Senate and House Republicans (web lines 141–178).
About this source
Public reporting republished by BusinessMirror with a Bloomberg News byline. The quotations are attributed to the named speakers; the report describes reactions and conditions.
Before the quotation
Bloomberg reported that a Fox News interviewer asked Thune whether the Republican-controlled Senate would approve the proposed payments.
After the quotation
The report does not establish a Senate decision or a personal position by Thune beyond his response to that question.
How this statement is classified
The report describes Thune as declining to answer the question. His quotation defers a position rather than expressing support or opposition.
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