WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. John Thune issued the following press release:
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor:
Thune's remarks below (as delivered):
"Mr. President, on Friday tens of thousands of individuals filled the streets of D.C. and marched up to the Capitol building.
"They came from every background and from every corner of the country - high school students, college students, church groups, individuals, families - united by one mission:
"To testify to the truth that every human being - no matter how small or vulnerable - is of infinite value, created in the image and likeness of God and endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable rights: chief among them...