John Thune on Funding Negotiations and Democratic Involvement

Funding Negotiations and Democratic Involvement

• 🎯 Senator John Thune addressed questions regarding Democratic involvement in current funding negotiations.
• 💬 Thune stated that Democrats are a part of the negotiation process, despite claims to the contrary from ranking Democrats.
• 🏛️ He explained that the appropriations process is being allowed to work through the respective committees, which is considered "regular order."

The Continuing Resolution (CR)

• 📄 The bill under consideration is a clean CR, which Thune noted Democrats have endorsed in the past.
• 📊 He highlighted that 96% of Democrats voted for similar measures when Schumer was Majority Leader and Biden was President.
• ⚠️ Thune attributed the current partisan approach to "Trump derangement syndrome" and Democrats' unwillingness to grant the current president a victory.

Negotiation and Process

• 🤝 Thune asserted that Democrats have had the opportunity to negotiate and that anomalies they desired have been included in the CR.
• 🛠️ He emphasized that the process is being conducted as it used to be, with appropriations committee chairs and ranking members leading the way.
• 🔄 The discussion touches on the perceived shift in negotiation practices and the definition of "regular order" in legislative processes.