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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 25, 2021

H.R. 1, the Democrats' supposed election integrity bill, is filled with bad ideas: making the Federal Election Commission into a partisan body; effectively banning voter ID and gutting other safeguards against voter fraud; providing for…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 24, 2021

President Biden has said that nobody earning $400,000 or less would be hit by new taxes.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 24, 2021

I understand the President has suggested an exemption for family farms and businesses, but it remains to be seen what that looks like.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 24, 2021

It seems to me that some middle-class Americans would be hit by the administration's new death tax.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 24, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young). Further, if present and voting, the…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 20, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Kansas (Mr…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 20, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Alaska…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 20, 2021

I think a lot of our members and a lot of House Republicans want to be moving forward, not looking backward, and, you know, anything that gets us rehashing the 2020 election, I think, is a day lost on being able to draw contrast between us…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 20, 2021

the recent Colonial Pipeline hack, which saw more than 15,000 gas stations run out of fuel and drove gas prices to their highest level in almost 7 years, was a timely reminder of the importance of cyber security. In today's world, where…

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· May 20, 2021

there was a time--and it really wasn't all that long ago--when securing the border had bipartisan support. It was actually a bipartisan goal--now, I think that made a lot of sense-- but it is not now. It also wasn't all that long ago that…

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· May 20, 2021

I ask for a minute to respond. First of all, let me reiterate--the dollars will be spent regardless. The dollars would be completely wasted and no wall whatsoever. Of course, this reconsideration of their policies--we can already see the…

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· May 20, 2021

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. King). Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1518

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 19, 2021

I hope the Forest Service here in Washington, DC. is listening to the needs that many of our forests have around the country.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 19, 2021

I am a long-time supporter of proactive forest management to help mitigate the risk of wildfires, maintain healthy forests, and support rural economies.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 19, 2021

I just could not agree more, and I just think those management practices that maintain a healthy forest are so essential.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 19, 2021

I hope one of the takeaways today is the importance of forest management timber harvest and replanting to maintain healthy, resilient forests.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 19, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). The result was announced--yeas 71, nays 27, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 196 Leg.] YEAS--71 Baldwin Bennet…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 19, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 195 Leg.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet…

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