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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Oct 3, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) would have voted ``yea.'' The yeas and…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Sep 30, 2023

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 88, nays 9, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 247 Leg.] YEAS--88 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Booker Boozman Britt…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Sep 30, 2023

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 49, nays 48, as follows: =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S4887, September 30…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Sep 29, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from…

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Sep 29, 2023

So often around here, we vote on half measures, narrow bills that, at best, address one issue in only a modest way. This is not that bill. This is an opportunity in one vote to shut the border, to keep the government open, and to reduce…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Sep 29, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from…

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Sep 29, 2023

I am very glad that you have taken the chair to preside because I want to talk about something I think is kind of near and dear to your heart. This is something that I passed in the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Sep 28, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisianna (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney), and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 47, nays 46, as follows…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Sep 28, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott), and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). Further, if present and…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Sep 28, 2023

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 76, nays 22, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 241 Leg.] YEAS--76 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Booker Boozman Brown…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Sep 28, 2023

the Biden administration's war on affordable and reliable energy continues. Three weeks ago, the administration announced a cancellation of seven oil and gas leases in the small portion of ANWR, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, that is…

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Sep 27, 2023

It has become very apparent that an increasing number of foreign purchases of American agricultural land is posing a threat to national security.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Sep 27, 2023

Senator Tester and I introduced the Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security, or PASS Act, to ban China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran from purchasing American farmland or ag businesses.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Sep 27, 2023

China and Russia are our near-peer adversaries, and North Korea and Iran are no friends of the United States.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Sep 27, 2023

Senator Tester and I introduced the Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security, or PASS Act, to ban China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran from purchasing American farmland or ag businesses.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Sep 27, 2023

It has become very apparent that an increasing number of foreign purchases of American agricultural land is posing a threat to national security.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Sep 27, 2023

China and Russia are our near-peer adversaries, and North Korea and Iran are no friends of the United States.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Sep 27, 2023

We must safeguard U.S. farmland, and food security is a critical component of national security.

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