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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 31, 2026

That must be a different form of math

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 30, 2026

I would love to have some spending cuts associated with the debt limit debate.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 29, 2026

Well, that's nice of him. I guess. I don't know, what do you say on that? That's a decision that's made by my colleagues.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 29, 2026

There's clearly an interest among certain members of our conference for a higher level of military and defense.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jul 29, 2026

One of the most rewarding parts of my work in the Senate is nominating young South Dakotans to attend our military service academies.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jul 29, 2026

Quantum technologies are critical to the future of warfighting at home and abroad.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 29, 2026

If the result is only achieved by nuking the legislative filibuster, we don’t have the votes to do that and so that’s not a — that’s just not a realistic option

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 29, 2026

I hope this will encourage my colleagues to stop blocking reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 28, 2026

If he can change the facts and start moving some of those senators from nos to yeses, then we’ll have a different conversation. It’s just the reality.

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Larry Rhoden
@larryrhoden· SD· Jul 28, 2026

There were times when I really felt like the good Lord was trying to teach me something. And there were times when all I had to rely on was the Scripture: You walk by faith, not by sight. And that’s what we do. You keep moving forward.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jul 28, 2026

In general, you will provide a plan to Congress at whatever the appropriate classification level is on what resources are required to execute what the president's intent will be to successfully end this conflict.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jul 28, 2026

The question to you, sir, is this. You've offered a supplemental request, and I recognize that it's part of a $1.5 trillion overall. But is this enough money to get the job done, or is this going to just get us far enough until we've got…

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jul 28, 2026

I think the decision to take out Iran's nuclear program and their missile production capacity was the right one, and it should have been done a long time ago.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 27, 2026

So, you know, we're gonna do everything we can to move that forward.

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