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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Aug 2, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Missouri (Mr…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Aug 2, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) would have voted ``yea''. The result was announced--yeas 86, nays 11, as follows…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Aug 2, 2022

Democrats dropped the latest version of their tax-and-spending spree last week. And like every previous version, this bill is a bad deal for the American people. So where should I start? Well, maybe with the bill's title. In true Orwellian…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Aug 2, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) would have voted ``yea.'' The result was…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Aug 1, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr…

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Aug 1, 2022

We should avoid the temptation to adopt new so-called tenant protections or permanent rental assistance that will have negative unintended consequences.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Aug 1, 2022

We should pursue reforms that leverage the power of free enterprise to increase housing supply and make markets more competitive.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Aug 1, 2022

We should end the failed GSE model that fosters excessive risk taking and contributes to a boom/bust housing cycle.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 28, 2022

say it isn't so, Joe. Yesterday afternoon, Democrats, Senator Manchin--Joe Manchin from West Virginia--and their leadership announced the latest version of their Build Back Better tax-and-spending spree, which they are, bizarrely, calling…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 28, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). The result was…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 28, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). The result was announced--yeas 93, nays 1, as follows: [Rollcall…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 27, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lujan). Without objection, it is so ordered.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 27, 2022

the Biden border crisis continues to rage. Last month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered 207,416 individuals attempting to cross our southern border illegally, the highest June number ever recorded. And April and May…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 27, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 64, nays 33, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 270 Leg.] YEAS--64 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 27, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). The result was announced--yeas 64, nays 33, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 271 Leg.] YEAS--64 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr Cantwell…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 27, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 55, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 272 Leg.] YEAS--55 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Boozman Brown Cantwell…

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jul 26, 2022

It is a pleasure to serve as the ranking member here today and to work with you, Mr. Chairman, and your team as we do this hearing on the Biden administration's Fiscal Year 2023 Department of State foreign operations and related programs…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 26, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 4610 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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