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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 21, 2020

Mr. President, I am, like many of my colleagues, very pleased that we have reached an agreement on a final COVID relief package and none too soon. Last week, we celebrated what will, hopefully, be a turning point in the COVID fight--the…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-21
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 21, 2020

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). -

Congressional Record · 2020-12-21
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 21, 2020

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). (Mr. SASSE assumed the Chair.) The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Johnson). Are there any other Senators in the…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-21
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Dec 21, 2020

Mr. Speaker, I think it was Winston Churchill who said you can always count on Americans to do the right thing after they have exhausted all other options. You know, Congress looks that way to me from time to time. This is not the process…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-21
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 20, 2020

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-20
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 20, 2020

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Wyoming…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-20
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 20, 2020

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Wyoming…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-20
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 19, 2020

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-19
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 19, 2020

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst)…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-19
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 18, 2020

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. 5066 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-18
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 18, 2020

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. 5065 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-18
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Dec 18, 2020

Reserving the right to object, the Senator from Vermont made a couple of statements that I would just like to repeat the words: that we are in a crisis; this is an emergency; we can't turn our backs on the suffering. I agree. I have agreed…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-18
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Dec 18, 2020

Reserving the right to object, Mr. President. First of all, I want to say to my colleague from Missouri that I certainly share and I think every Senator in this Chamber shares his concern for people who are hurting because of this COVID…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-18
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 17, 2020

Madam President, I am encouraged that we are making progress on coronavirus relief legislation, but we need to finish up and get this bill out the door. The virus is surging around the country, and we need to get help to struggling…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-17
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 16, 2020

Mr. President, yesterday afternoon, the Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet held our final hearing of the 116th Congress. The title of yesterday's hearing was ``Betting on the Rest: Expanding…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-16
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 16, 2020

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue).

Congressional Record · 2020-12-16
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 15, 2020

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). Further, if present and…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-15
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 15, 2020

Madam President, it was a hopeful day yesterday as the first COVID vaccines in the United States were distributed to healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID battle, and later this week, the FDA will hold a meeting on an emergency…

Congressional Record · 2020-12-15