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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Aug 2, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), and the Senator from…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Aug 2, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The result was announced--yeas 90, nays 7, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 291 Leg.] YEAS--90 Baldwin…

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Aug 2, 2021

the role and responsibility of the United States Congress, the role and responsibility of the executive branch

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 30, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Blackburn), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 30, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from Kentucky…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 30, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 29, 2021

the Biden border crisis continues unabated. Far from being the seasonal surge the President claimed months ago, the numbers at the border keep growing. Last month, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered more than 188,000…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 29, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: The Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall) would have voted ``nay.'' The…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 29, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Warren). Are they any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 28, 2021

I think it would be a step backward to change that threshold to a lower percentage, such as 50 percent, which has been advocated by some.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 28, 2021

Closing the digital divide and expanding access to broadband services to rural areas has long been a priority of mine.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 28, 2021

not content with their $1.9 trillion so- called COVID relief bill--paid for entirely with money borrowed from younger generations of Americans and our children and grandchildren-- Democrats are readying another partisan spending spree…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 28, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 67, nays 32, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 285 Leg.] YEAS--67 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 28, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 284 Ex.] YEAS--53 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 28, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 281 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 28, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 53, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 283 Ex.] YEAS--53 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 28, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 282 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 28, 2021

Thank you both for making your appearance before the Committee today and for your willingness to serve in these positions.

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