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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). The result was announced--yeas 69, nays 28, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 233 Ex.] YEAS--69 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Braun Brown Burr Cantwell…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-15
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2021

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. S. 2057 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-15
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2021

the Biden administration has proposed having banks report to the IRS, both inflows and outflows, of business and personal accounts, which would be a significant new intrusion into taxpayers' lives.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 15, 2021

the highest, as I think you know, in 13 years.

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 14, 2021

if there is any barrier that Congress can remove to allow all of you to enact that extraordinary effort, please know that we stand ready to listen to your pleas and respond, because business as usual is simply not going to get this done.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 14, 2021

The in-person requirement passed last year is not consistent with multiple telehealth policies previously enacted by this committee.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 14, 2021

I think most everyone can agree that telehealth has proven to be an important tool on our tool belt for increasing access to mental health services.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 14, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse)…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-14
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 14, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). The result was announced--yeas 72, nays 25, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-14
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 10, 2021

Mr. President, last night, the Air Force announced some historic news for South Dakota, and today I am proud to share that Ellsworth Air Force Base in Western South Dakota has been officially named Main Operating Base 1 for the future B-21…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-10
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 10, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. King). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 46, as follows…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-10
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 10, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran). The result was announced--yeas 81, nays 16, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 230 Ex.] YEAS--81 Baldwin…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-10
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 10, 2021

Mr. President, 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. 2024 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-10
Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jun 10, 2021

Mr. President, I rise today to honor an exceptional member of the Department of the Air Force. I would like to recognize Lt. Col. Terrell ``T'' Tillery's distinguished service and dedication to enhancing the relationship between the U.S…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-10
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 9, 2021

Mr. President, last week, we learned that global meat processing company JBS, one of the four meatpacking companies responsible for more than 80 percent of beef processing operations, had suffered a ransomeware attack. The attack…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-09
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 8, 2021

Mr. President, let me begin by saying that I am grateful to Senators Klobuchar, Blunt, Peters, and Portman and the two Senate committees that they lead for their bipartisan investigation into the events of January 6, and for producing a…

Congressional Record · 2021-06-08
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 8, 2021

We need those set of guardrails that we have been describing, so that students can monetize their name, image, and likeness.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 8, 2021

I think, Dr. Emmert, you mentioned that--in your written statement, at least, that you did not think--that you could not support anything that would essentially create an employer/employee relationship.

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