Thune Joins Laura Ingraham on Fox News

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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) joined Laura Ingraham on Fox News.

On confirming President Trump's nominees:

"Those national security noms, especially, are critical to the country. Really important that we get them done, get them done quickly. Schumer is, and the Democrats are, probably not going to cooperate. You would think after the election, they might have learned their lesson."

On President Trump's mandate:

"I mean, he got 77 million votes. He gave us a… 53-seat majority in the United States Senate. So he is the driving force behind everything. And the people in this country gave him a mandate, and we intend to deliver on that mandate. Yeah, I describe my relationship with him, it's really good."

On pro-growth tax policies:

"I think we can do some things right out of the gate… border security, which is a huge priority for the president, for all of us; on energy; and on military readiness, increasing our defense budget - all offset. But do that, get a quick win, and then focus on the broader debate about taxes and some of the other issues that you mentioned, including spending cuts, which I think we have an opportunity, a historic opportunity, to do something about."

"You need growth in the economy, you need pro-growth policies on the tax side - tax, regulatory, energy policies, all things that we care about, that we want to do through reconciliation as well - but then you've got to slow the rate of growth and particularly in some of the mandatory programs, the entitlement programs. And that's something that Congress hasn't been able to do for a long time. I think the president has the mandate, I think members in the House and the Senate, Republicans, both want to get this done, and I think it's important, because if we don't, you're right - we're headed on a - it's a train wreck, it's a fiscal train wreck. We can't control monetary policy, but we do control fiscal policy."

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