WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following floor remarks on Aug. 3, 2026: * * * Thune on the Senate's Historic Confirmation Pace U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, I am pleased to say that the text of the continuing resolution has been released. "It is a strong, bipartisan piece of legislation, and I hope it will receive overwhelming support from both parties in th more PR