{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.thune.senate.gov/news/press-releases/thune-joins-americas-newsroom-on-fox-news/", "Thune Joins America\u2019s Newsroom on Fox News", "2026-08-06", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "SD", "John Thune", "T000250", "www.thune.senate.gov", "thune", "https://www.thune.senate.gov/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "Click here to watch.\n\nWASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America\u2019s Newsroom on Fox News:\n\nOn Democrats embracing socialism:\n\n\u201cThe progressive wing of [the Democrat] party, the liberal far-left wing, is ascendant in the in politics right now \u2026 But when you got the DSA and people out there advocating openly for those types of policies, I think the American people are going to say a big fat no to that come November, Bill \u2026 This is a clear contrast \u2026 elections are about differences, and the choices couldn\u2019t be more clear.\u201d\n\nOn Republicans\u2019 agenda:\n\n\u201cIf you look at the policies when it comes to taxes and regulations and energy and all the things that Republicans are delivering on for the American people, our goal and objective is to have more money in people\u2019s pockets, and they will as a result of the policies we put in place.\u201d\n\nOn the SAVE America Act:\n\n\u201cWe\u2019ve had five votes on it already \u2026 We\u2019ll figure out a way to get yet another vote on the SAVE America Act, but I don\u2019t expect the Democrats to change their view. The issue here is all 47 Democrats, all five times we\u2019ve voted on the SAVE America Act on the floor of the United States Senate, have voted no.\n\n\u201cThis is an issue about going after Democrats, making this an issue in the fall campaigns, and holding them accountable for being on the wrong side of an 80-20 issue with the American people. But we will try and set up a way to get more votes on that to put them on the record again \u2026 The fact of the matter is, you have block opposition from Democrats in the United States Senate when it comes to this issue, and that\u2019s why it\u2019s so important that we elect more Republicans to the Senate in November.\u201d\n\nOn Todd Blanche\u2019s nomination:\n\n\u201cWe intend to vote on him before we leave, and I am hopeful and optimistic that we will get him confirmed.\u201d", 1, "2026-08-07T06:11:19Z", "2026-08-07T06:12:42Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.thune.senate.gov/news/press-releases/thune-joins-americas-newsroom-on-fox-news/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7771090604364872, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}