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

today I recognize the life and leadership of Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, known as ``the Rebbe,'' the head of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. Since 1978, every U.S. President has commemorated this day as Education and Sharing Day in…

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

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin). The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 142 Leg.] YEAS--52 Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt Brown Budd Capito…

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

next week, the Biden Federal Communications Commission will take a pointless and destructive vote to reimpose onerous net neutrality regulations. Like the Obama FCC before it, the Biden FCC wants to assert broad new government powers over…

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

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mayorkas Impeachment

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

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51…

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

I think it goes without saying that the Mayorkas-Biden policies have led to the worst border crisis in American history: 7.6 million people apprehended; 1.8 million ``got-aways''; who knows how many unknown ``got-aways''---- The ACTING…

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Apr 17, 2024

I thank my colleague from Utah, and I was not aware of all of those titles, but I will accept them. Madam President, if we would have had a trial--and it is a travesty we haven't. There has been great damage done to our Constitution and to…

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

The one thing we know is that 357 people who are on the Terrorist Watchlist were apprehended coming into this country. Motion to Table the Schumer Point of Order We have a responsibility to hear these Articles of Impeachment, and therefore…

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

7,633,650, that is the number of migrant encounters at our southern border since President Biden took office-- 7,633,650. The situation at our southern border is out of control. We have had three--three now--successive years of…

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

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 49, as…

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Apr 16, 2024

earlier today, we heard a very convincing case laid out by the House managers of why the Senate should fill its constitutional duty and proceed to a trial on the impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas. If we were to hold that trial--and we…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 16, 2024

this weekend, Iran and its proxies in Syria, Yemen, and Iraq fired a barrage of missiles and drones against Israel. The direct attack was a marked escalation on Iran's part. And it is time for the United States, our allies, and nations…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 16, 2024

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). The result was announced--yeas 96, nays 2, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 127 Ex.] YEAS--96 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Booker Boozman…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 11, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Alabama (Mrs. Britt), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). The result was…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 11, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), the Senator from Alaska…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 10, 2024

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) would have voted ``yea.'' The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 10, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that I be able to speak for up to 7 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 10, 2024

inflation numbers came out this morning, and it won't surprise anyone to discover that it was yet another month of elevated inflation, par for the course for the Biden administration. Inflation that not only remained well above the Federal…

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