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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 23, 2024

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 79, nays 19, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 15 Ex.] YEAS--79 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Booker Boozman Britt…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 23, 2024

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 91, nays 7, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 14 Ex.] YEAS--91 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Booker…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 23, 2024

this past Saturday marked 3 years of the Biden administration. After 3 full years under President Biden, the question naturally arises, Is America better off? Are Americans better off? For a whole lot of Americans, the answer is no. In a…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 23, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) would have voted…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 23, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 79, nays 18, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 16 Ex.] YEAS--79 Baldwin…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 22, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from…

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

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), and the Senator from…

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

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Florida…

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

as they have for 50 years now--in rain, in cold, sunshine and snow--pro-life Americans will take to the streets of Washington, DC, tomorrow to march for life. They come by the tens of thousands from all across the country, in buses, in…

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

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), and the Senator from…

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

I further ask that the concurrent resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

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

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 25. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

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

over the weekend, a reporter asked President Biden if the situation at our southern border is a crisis. ``No,'' the President said. ``No.'' Well, I would express surprise, but, unfortunately, failing to recognize crises is pretty much par…

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

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Iowa (Mr…

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

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin). The result was announced--yeas 86, nays 8, as follows: [Rollcall…

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

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 88, nays 8, as follows: [Rollcall…

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

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lujan). Without…

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

winter in South Dakota can be tough going, but no matter how low the temperatures go or how high the snowbanks rise, you can count on South Dakota sports fans coming out to support local athletes. After all, there are games, tournaments…

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