7 Quotes & Sayings By John Thune

John Thune was born in the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. He is a member of the Blackfeet Tribe and has lived in Montana for more than forty years. He graduated from Bigfork High School and attended the University of Montana, where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science. After college, John served in the Peace Corps in Ecuador and taught school in Costa Rica Read more

In 1981, he moved to Minnesota, where he has been a member of the Minnesota State Senate since 1992. For five years, from 1994 until 1999, he served as Senate Majority Leader. In 2005, President George W.

Bush appointed Thune to be United States Ambassador to Germany. After his term as ambassador expired in 2007, he returned to the Minnesota State Senate, where he currently serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal-State Relations

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Absolutely. I think that this is - politics is a tough business. I describe it as a full contact sport. You have to be prepared to get in there and mix it up. John Thune
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Having a Christian worldview shapes my decision-making with respect to all aspects of my life. I always respect people in public life who are principled, and those principles have to be connected to something. And my faith is what serves as the anchor and directs my actions. John Thune
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I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it's marked by the blood of those who died defending it. John Thune
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Let's not dismiss or attack individual ideas as being inadequate before we have had a chance to assess their positive effect as part of a whole solution. John Thune
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I think that all areas of the budget have to be scrubbed. Clearly the entitlement issues have to be reformed and that's an issue that's going to require I think some strong bipartisan cooperation and leadership. John Thune
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I think that if Republicans are given the reins of leadership in the House or Senate or both, we will have to govern in a way - at least put forward solutions whether or not the president goes along with them or not, that deal with these long-term challenges. John Thune