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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Feb 13, 2020

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the remaining votes in this series be 10 minutes in length. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Senator Reed.

Congressional Record · 2020-02-13
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Feb 13, 2020

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Hyde-Smith). Without objection, it is so ordered. March for Life

Congressional Record · 2020-02-13
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Feb 12, 2020

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) would have voted ``yea'' and the…

Congressional Record · 2020-02-12
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Feb 12, 2020

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) would have voted ``yea.''

Congressional Record · 2020-02-12
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Feb 12, 2020

Madam President, today we are taking up a War Powers Resolution ostensibly aimed at hostilities with Iran. The impetus for this resolution was the strike the President authorized to take out Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Iran has a long…

Congressional Record · 2020-02-12
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Feb 11, 2020

It's always best to allow the legal system in this country to work the way it was intended.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Feb 11, 2020

Madam President, last Tuesday, the President delivered his State of the Union Address. He discussed some of our biggest accomplishments over the past 3 years, and, of course, chief among those accomplishments is the economic progress we…

Congressional Record · 2020-02-11
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Feb 10, 2020

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from…

Congressional Record · 2020-02-10
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Feb 7, 2020

Madam Speaker, yesterday's National Prayer Breakfast brought to my mind the quote by President Lincoln: ``I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.'' I, like Lincoln, feel…

Congressional Record · 2020-02-07
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Feb 6, 2020

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the misnamed Protecting the Right to Organize Act. The American economy is thriving by almost any economic measure, and it seems as though an important job of Congress would be to continue to support…

Congressional Record · 2020-02-06
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Feb 5, 2020

Mr. President, I am glad that this unfortunate chapter in American history is over. The strength of our Republic lies in the fact that, more often than not, we settle our political differences at the ballot box, not on the streets or…

Congressional Record · 2020-02-05
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Feb 4, 2020

Madam President, tomorrow we will be voting on the two impeachment articles sent over to us by the House of Representatives, a process, as the leader pointed out, that really started from the very day this President took office. I will be…

Congressional Record · 2020-02-04
Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Feb 4, 2020

Madam President, today, I rise to discuss the decision on whether to remove the President from office based on the Articles of Impeachment sent to us by the House of Representatives. Our Founding Fathers included impeachment--effectively…

Congressional Record · 2020-02-04
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Feb 3, 2020

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Journal of proceedings be approved to date. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Congressional Record · 2020-02-03
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 30, 2020

I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself and Senators Moran, Daines, Ernst, Scott of Florida, and Crapo. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. Senator Thune and the other Senators ask the counsel for the President: On March 6, 2019…

Congressional Record · 2020-01-30
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jan 30, 2020

Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself and Senators Hawley, Cruz, Cramer, Braun, Perdue, Barrasso, Rubio, Risch, Sullivan, Ernst, Scott of Florida, Daines, and Fischer for both the House managers, with…

Congressional Record · 2020-01-30
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 29, 2020

I have a question for the President's counsel. The CHIEF JUSTICE. To the President's counsel: Would you please respond to the arguments or assertions the House managers just made in response to the previous question? Mr. Counsel PHILBIN…

Congressional Record · 2020-01-29
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jan 29, 2020

Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk for the President's counsel. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question is from Senator Johnson for the President's counsel: If House Managers were certain it would take months to litigate a…

Congressional Record · 2020-01-29