WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) (C), accompanied by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) (L), Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) (2nd-L) and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) (R), takes a question from a reporter following a Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. Thune discussed The Rate Payer Protection Act, midterm voter turnout, the farm bill, and other topics. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)