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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 1, 2019

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young). The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 87 Ex.] YEAS--52 Alexander Barrasso Blackburn Blunt Boozman Braun Burr Capito…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 1, 2019

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 89, nays 10, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 88 Ex.] YEAS--89 Alexander Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Blunt…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 1, 2019

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 64, nays 35, as follows: [Rollcall…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 1, 2019

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 1, 2019

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) would have voted ``yea.'' The PRESIDING…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· May 1, 2019

last week we got the first estimate of economic growth for the first quarter of 2019, and the news was excellent. The economy grew at a robust 3.2 percent in the first quarter of 2019, smashing expectations. The news is particularly…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 30, 2019

shortly before Easter, the junior Senator from Vermont introduced a new version of his so-called Medicare for All plan. Given the staggering pricetag of his previous plan, it was reasonable to wonder if he would think about producing…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 30, 2019

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Medicare

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 30, 2019

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) would have voted ``yea.''

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 30, 2019

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

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 29, 2019

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). Further, if present and…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 10, 2019

tax day is not anyone's favorite day, but thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, millions of American families are facing a less painful tax bill this year. They are also seeing a lot of economic opportunity. When Republicans took office…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 9, 2019

there is one thing pretty much every American can agree on. It is that illegal robocalls are a major nuisance. Who hasn't been annoyed after answering the phone and discovering it is an automated message asking you to purchase some product…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 9, 2019

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. H.R. 1602

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Apr 9, 2019

I am honored to be a part of this Special Order tonight. I want to highlight the dire situation in my home State of South Dakota. Our State is just barely beginning to recover from dramatic flooding while, simultaneously, we are trying to…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 9, 2019

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) would haved voted ``yea.''

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 4, 2019

under President Obama, our economy languished. Recovery from the recession was historically slow and economic growth for his last year in office was an anemic 1.6 percent. Of course, all of that meant reduced economic prospects for…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Apr 3, 2019

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. 1001 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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