From todayJohn Thune Says GOP Will Collaborate With Democrats on Affordability After Senate Losses

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  Narrow Bipartisan Package

  Senate Republicans, led by John Thune, decide that the 2026 losses require visible cooperation on kitchen-table costs. Democrats use their incoming majority to push a limited affordability package focused on tax credits, prescription-drug costs, and targeted housing incentives rather than a sweeping fiscal program.

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  Symbolic Cooperation Only

  Thune’s statement proves more rhetorical than legislative as Republicans try to acknowledge voter anger without giving Democrats a major policy win. Committees hold hearings and working groups meet, but the parties remain divided over spending, tariffs, taxes, and the Trump administration’s role.

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  Democrats Drive Agenda

  Democrats interpret their seven-seat gain as a mandate for a larger affordability agenda and invite selected Republicans to join pieces of it. Thune participates selectively, but Democrats control the framing and push measures on housing, health care, and consumer fees.

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  Republican Fracture Deepens

  Thune’s call for collaboration triggers backlash from Trump-aligned Republicans who argue that Democrats should not be handed a legislative win after the GOP’s Senate defeat. The result is more party infighting, less legislative clarity, and a somewhat weaker probability of near-term affordability action.

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