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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 16, 2022

before I begin, I would like to take a brief moment to wish the U.S. Army a happy 247th birthday. I had the special honor this morning to ``fall in'' with Secretary of the Army Wormuth, Army Chief of Staff McConville, Sergeant Major of the…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 16, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde- Smith), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney), and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). The yeas and nays…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 16, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde- Smith), and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 49, nays 47, as follows…

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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…

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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 yeas and nays resulted--yeas 76, nays 23, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 227 Leg.] YEAS--76 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Boozman…

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

former Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, in writing with Jared Cohen, once said: Modern technology platforms [are] even more powerful than most people realize [and that] our future world will be profoundly altered by their adoption…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 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. 4409 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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

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 in today's…

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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…

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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…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 14, 2022

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 prices increased…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse), and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). The yeas and nays…

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

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 additional…

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

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. Speaker, S. 3580 provides the FMC the crucial tools they…

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

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 the…

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

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 Governor Daugaard, being on the ground in Wessington…

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

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 requires the FMC to initiate a rulemaking ``further''…

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 13, 2022

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. This is a…

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