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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 14, 2014

Senator Feinstein I think pretty well did that by facing a drone five inches from her face

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 14, 2014

And what you're talking about is the small UAS, correct?

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 14, 2014

the FAA needs to get on this to license these vehicles for broad use in our national airspace

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 14, 2014

the whole world is just waiting to get at it

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 14, 2014

Well, thank you, Chairman. You have a lot of uncongested airspace in West Virginia as we do in South Dakota.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 14, 2014

Does the FAA have a mechanism in place in order to gather, store, and use the data that would be collected from these six test sites?

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 14, 2014

I look forward to hearing a progress report from Administrator Huerta regarding the FAA bills mandates.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 14, 2014

If the data brokers of today controlled the UASs, I would leave promptly for Canada.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 14, 2014

Unmanned aviation is undoubtedly the next significant frontier in the aviation sector.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 14, 2014

As safety regulators work through the challenges of the integration of unmanned aircraft, questions related to privacy have certainly received a lot of attention.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 14, 2014

So I guess the question is, do you envision a regulatory structure in the near future that would allow for commercial use of the slightly larger UASs so that the market potential, and I'm thinking of course with regard to agricultural…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 14, 2014

In addition to being bad for business's bottom line, ObamaCare is placing a tremendous financial burden on American families. The President claimed his health care law would reduce the cost of health care, but the average family has seen a…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 14, 2014

Madam President, I come to the floor today to talk about the damage ObamaCare is doing to our struggling economy. After months of unrelenting coverage of ObamaCare's many problems and after Friday's release of December's dismal job report…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 14, 2014

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Heitkamp). Without objection, it is so ordered. ObamaCare

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 14, 2014

The issue of unmanned aviation is an important one that touches on the many areas within the Committee's broad jurisdiction.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 9, 2014

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss amendment No. 2622 I have filed, the Solutions to Long-Term Unemployment Act, that will be before the Senate today. The bill before the Senate today would extend emergency unemployment benefits for…

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 8, 2014

Mr. President, we just heard a very eloquent speech given by the Republican leader on the Senate floor about the history of the Senate and the role it has played in our democracy, its past, and what could be its future if we can restore it…

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