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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Mar 28, 2019

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Mar 27, 2019

yesterday afternoon, the Senate voted on the Green New Deal--the Democrats' $93 trillion socialist fantasy. How did the Democrats vote on this deal? They voted present. That is right. There were 43 out of 47 Members of the Democratic…

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Mar 27, 2019

I grew up in a large working-class family in central South Dakota. I suppose there were some years when we were more poor than we were working class. But I want to make it clear, my parents worked hard every single day. So did I, and so…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Mar 27, 2019

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Mar 26, 2019

I thank my colleague from Kansas, the chairman of the Senate Ag committee, who was incredibly instrumental in getting that last Farm Bill passed. I have the privilege of serving on his committee, and we do a lot of important work for our…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Mar 25, 2019

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

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Mar 13, 2019

desperate to distract from the $93 trillion price tag of their so-called Green New Deal, the Democratic leadership here in the Senate has been coming down to the floor to claim that Republicans are ignoring climate change. On February 14…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Mar 13, 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. 765 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Mar 13, 2019

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Beach nomination?

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Mar 12, 2019

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Mar 12, 2019

before I get to my main topic, I just want to briefly respond to something the Democratic leader, the Senator from New York, said regarding the tax cuts bill that passed in 2017. The Democrats, none of whom voted for it, obviously, have…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Mar 11, 2019

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

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Mar 11, 2019

Since it is National Agriculture Week, I thought I would highlight how important market access is to South Dakota. Now, the numbers don't lie. South Dakota is our Nation's 10th largest ag exporting State. In fact, we send out $4 billion of…

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Mar 11, 2019

Stay the course. I do not think that our food service directors and our school food authorities... need the additional chaos of change.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Mar 7, 2019

I am sure everyone remembers the Democrats' ObamaCare promise: ``If you like your health care plan, you can keep it.'' That promise was named PolitiFacts' ``Lie of the Year'' in 2013 after it became clear that millions of Americans would…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Mar 7, 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. 700 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Mar 7, 2019

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. ____________________

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