"The Senate filibuster stops real debate and stops real negotiations":
"This is the easiest thing we could do on behalf of the American people. Making sure that Americans are voting in our elections, [and] making sure that states have to verify this. This is not hard stuff. And I would actually add to Leader Thune that there definitely should be a talking filibuster on this. Let Senate Democrats go to the well of the United States Senate and debate why we should not protect the voting franchise of the American people. If the Senate can't do that, then the Senate is truly broken. And people always talk about [how] Congress is broken. Nothing ever gets done. And I will tell you, Congress is broken. I've served here the last five and a half years. I can attest to that. And one of the biggest reasons is because the Senate filibuster stops real debate and stops real negotiations. If Elizabeth Warren, if Bernie Sanders, if they think, Amy Klobuchar, who I guess wants to run for governor of Minnesota now, if they feel so strongly that you don't need a voter ID to cast a ballot in America, then make your case on the floor of the Senate. Leader Thune, that's what should be happening. These Democrats should not be able to just hide in their office and withhold their vote on moving forward. They should have to go to the floor and debate and actually make their case to the American people. But the reason why, if he actually went to a talking filibuster, you would see no filibuster is because the Senate Democrats and Democrats at-large cannot make a coherent case as to why we should be requiring voter ID in the United States of America. Benny, you need an ID to check into a hotel. You need an ID to get on a plane. You need an ID to go to a liquor store. You need an ID to do so many things. Open a bank account. But you don't need an ID to vote? That's just crazy. The American people know it's crazy. John Thune, it's time to step up. End the filibuster for voting rights and for the SAVE Act in America. Let's get this done."
