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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 19, 2024

Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to the longest serving party leader in Senate history: Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. Over the course of a political career that began with a hard-fought race for student council president in…

Congressional Record · 2024-12-19
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Dec 19, 2024

We can't touch Social Security and reconciliation. So anybody who is trying to fearmonger on that is frankly just doesn't understand what the law says. And then President Trump has made it clear, we are not going to be touching Medicare…

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Dec 19, 2024

Of course, we are not going to default on our debts. That would be catastrophic.

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Dec 19, 2024

The reality is that President Trump did get what he wanted. He got a commitment that we are going to address the debt ceiling early next year.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 18, 2024

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 85, nays 14, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 325 Leg.] YEAS--85 Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Boozman Britt Brown Budd…

Congressional Record · 2024-12-18
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 18, 2024

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 97, nays 1, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 327 Leg.] YEAS--97 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Booker Boozman Braun…

Congressional Record · 2024-12-18
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 18, 2024

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to pay tribute to my longtime chief of staff Ryan Nelson, who has decided to step down in the new year. It is difficult to know where to start to pay tribute to a man who has been indispensable to…

Congressional Record · 2024-12-18
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 17, 2024

Mr. President, my office recently released the 2025 Senate Calendar. As everyone now knows, our schedule next year will be aggressive: Friday votes will be the norm, and we are not going to be having much in the way of recess in the first…

Congressional Record · 2024-12-17
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 16, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 83…

Congressional Record · 2024-12-16
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 12, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin), and the Senator from…

Congressional Record · 2024-12-12
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 12, 2024

Madam President, yesterday the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. I am glad that the Senate will finally take up the bill next week, and it should be on its way to the President's desk soon. But there…

Congressional Record · 2024-12-12
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 12, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The yeas and nays…

Congressional Record · 2024-12-12
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 12, 2024

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. National Defense Authorization Act

Congressional Record · 2024-12-12
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 11, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

Congressional Record · 2024-12-11
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 11, 2024

Mr. President, yesterday, President Biden delivered a speech on the economy--a last attempt to rescue his dismal economic record. Incredibly, during the course of the speech, he repeated a phrase that he has often used about growing the…

Congressional Record · 2024-12-11
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 11, 2024

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 49, nays 50, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 320 Ex.] YEAS--49 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

Congressional Record · 2024-12-11
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Dec 10, 2024

In order for the National Guard to be activated, the county has to request it. And then I make a decision if it's warranted.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Dec 10, 2024

The cartels have a presence on several of South Dakota's tribal reservations. They have been successful in recruiting tribal members to join their criminal activity.

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