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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 12, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Kansas (Mr…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 10, 2022

Was he a factor? I don't think there's any question about that. Because a lot of the candidates that had problems in these elections were running on the 2020 election being stolen. And I don't think independent voters were having it.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 8, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran). The yeas and nays…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 8, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran). The result was announced--yeas 64, nays 32, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 384 Ex.] YEAS--64 Baldwin Bennet…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 8, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 57, nays 39, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 385 Ex.] YEAS--57 Baldwin Bennet…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 8, 2022

we all just had the opportunity to hear from our colleague--somebody who I am really going to miss--with his final remarks here on the Senate--well, I don't think his final remarks but certainly his, I guess you call it, going-away speech…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 7, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) would have voted ``nay.'' The yeas and…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 7, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz). The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 383 Ex.] YEAS--51 Baldwin Bennet…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 7, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz). The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 378 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 7, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 60, nays 34, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 382 Ex.] YEAS--60 Baldwin Bennet…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 7, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 380 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 7, 2022

when it comes to the actions of a party or a Presidential administration, legislation sometimes grabs the lion's share of the attention. But it is equally important to pay attention to what a Presidential administration does with its…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 7, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson). The result was announced--yeas 63, nays 28, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 381 Ex.] YEAS--63 Baldwin Bennet…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 6, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 375 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 6, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 47, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 374 Ex.] YEAS--47 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 6, 2022

I just want to thank you for what you have said about Senator Inhofe and about our Bible study. I would say to all of our colleagues that of all the time we spend here each and every week, that particular hour is arguably the most…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 6, 2022

we will be losing several members to retirement at the end of this year, including my friend Roy Blunt. Roy and I have served together for the majority of my time in the Senate, and I also served with him for several years in the House of…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 5, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr…

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