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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). The result was announced--yeas 84, nays 15, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 226 Leg.] YEAS--84 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Boozman…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-15
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 76, nays 23, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 227 Leg.] YEAS--76 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Boozman…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-15
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey), and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). The result was…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-15
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2022

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Thune pertaining to the introduction of S. 4409 are printed…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-15
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). The result was…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-15
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 14, 2022

Mr. President, the latest inflation numbers came out on Friday, and it has become par for the course in the Biden economy that they weren't pretty. Inflation hit 8.6 percent in May, the worst inflation since December of 1981. Grocery…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-14
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. It has been a bit of a journey. The gentleman from California was right, it is almost a year to the day, but we are here, and we are about ready to punch this into the end zone. Mr…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-13
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time. I appreciate the gentleman's comments, our agreement as well as your engagement. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time because I had one…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-13
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Oregon. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman. I thank him for the colloquy. Yes, I totally agree with the gentleman from South Dakota's understandings with respect to any additional…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-13
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would like to engage in a brief colloquy with my majority colleague to ensure that we agree on section 7(b)(1) of S. 3580. I would ask Chairman DeFazio: Section 7(b)(1) of the bill…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-13
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, one of my favorite movies is the 1993 comedy starring Bill Murray, ``Groundhog Day.'' In that movie, every day when Bill Murray wakes up, he goes through the same set of…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-13
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I don't have any other speakers, so I would view this as my closing. When you see a small community get hit by disaster, it just breaks your heart. I remember, as chief of staff to…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-13
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, it is often said that sunshine is the best disinfectant. It is said so often because it is true, and certainly, it is true in public affairs…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-13
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Mr. Speaker, I think the gentleman from California just did a wonderful job rattling off a number of key questions that policymakers have to…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-13
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, to maintain safe airspace, we know we have to have coordination. Think about all of the moving parts that are required to keep people safe in that shared resource. That…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-13
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, in closing, H.R. 6270 takes an important step in giving our State and local transportation planning experts the tools they need to continue…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-13
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, let's start with the basics. What is advanced air mobility, AAM? This bill and the next one deal a fair amount with the concept. It is just making sure that we have got…

Congressional Record · 2022-06-13