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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 20, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun), the Senator from Alabama (Mrs. Britt), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd), the Senator from North Dakota…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 20, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun), the Senator from Alabama (Mrs. Britt), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd), the Senator from North Dakota…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 20, 2024

summer is an exciting time of year for many Americans. It is a time for adventure, for relaxation, for quality time spent with friends and family. But, like seemingly everything else, summer activities are more expensive in the Biden…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 20, 2024

today I recognize Elle Westra, an intern in my Washington, DC, office, for all of the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota over the past several weeks. Elle is a graduate of Lincoln High School in Sioux…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 20, 2024

today I recognize Henry Haft, an intern in my Washington, DC, office, for all of the hard work he has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota over the past several weeks. Henry is a graduate of Lincoln High School in Sioux…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 20, 2024

today I recognize Matthew Brown, an intern in my Washington, DC, office, for all of the hard work he has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota over the past several weeks. Matthew is a graduate of Brandon Valley High School…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 18, 2024

with election day approaching in less than 5 months, Democrats are getting understandably concerned. After all, a historic 3-year-plus border crisis and a historic 3- year-plus inflation crisis are not exactly an ideal record on which to…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 18, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) would have voted ``nay.''…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 18, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the following Senators be allowed to speak prior to the scheduled rollcall votes: Myself for up to 10 minutes, Senator Cornyn for up to 15 minutes, and Senator Merkley for up to 5 minutes. The PRESIDING…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 18, 2024

the following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from Alaska…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 18, 2024

in just a few minutes, I will ask for a unanimous consent to pass my Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. This is a very simple bill, and it should be a noncontroversial one. It simply says that a baby born alive after an…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 17, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis), and the Senator from…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2024

Democrats made their latest move yesterday in their yearslong campaign to undermine the legitimacy of the Supreme Court. Their failed attempt to gain unanimous consent on a so-called Supreme Court ethics bill was yet another attempt to…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2024

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Schmitt). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Schmitt) would have voted ``nay.'' The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 48, nays 47, as…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 12, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The result was announced--yeas 67, nays 27, as follows…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 12, 2024

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The result was announced--yeas 83, nays 12, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 194 Ex.] YEAS--83 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Booker Boozman…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 12, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 86, nays 9, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 193 Ex.] YEAS--86 Baldwin…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 12, 2024

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 63, nays 31, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 195 Ex.] YEAS--63 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Booker Cantwell Cardin…

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