South Dakota Senator John Thune says he is interested in moving up in the republican conference in the US Senate. Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee has announced he would be stepping down from his position as Chair of the republican conference at the end of the year. Thune says he has told the conference he is interested in the new spot…
Thune says he thinks he can help the country and the state in that position…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/09/John-Thune-921b.mp3|titles=John Thune 921b]Thune, currently the Chair of the republican policy committee, the number four spot says he doesn’t think his move up would signal a more conservative turn for the conference…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/09/John-Thune-921c.mp3|titles=John Thune 921c](courtesy WNAX Yankton)