Senator John Thune is among a group of Congressional leaders headed to the White House today for a meeting with President Barack Obama….
Republicans gained seven seats during Tuesday’s election and gained control of the U.S. Senate.
In recent times President Obama has side-stepped a grid-locked Congress and moved ahead with his plans through executive orders. Thune says there’s been a long history of getting things done in time of a divided government….
He’s hoping the President will finally approve the Keystone XL pipeline for one….
Thune is the third ranking republican in the U.S. Senate behind GOP leader Mitchell McConnell of Kentucky and whip John Cornyn of Texas.