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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jul 15, 2025

I will now vote to support President Trump’s rescissions package to clawback $9.4 billion in federal spending.

thehill.com
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 11, 2025

We need an electable candidate that can win not just a primary, but a general, and we believe there’s a path there for Cornyn to win both.

nbcnews.com
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 10, 2025

One of the great achievements of President Trump’s first term was the confirmation of some 234 judges to the federal bench.

nypost.com
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 10, 2025

There are currently only around 50 vacancies on the federal bench.

nypost.com
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 10, 2025

We’re not facing the number of judicial vacancies this Congress that we faced during President Trump’s first term.

nypost.com
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 9, 2025

I’m disappointed to see Schumer implicitly threaten to shut down the government.

nbcnews.com
Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jul 9, 2025

We are aware of the sensitivities of using a rescissions package versus the appropriations process.

nbcnews.com
Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jul 9, 2025

If you do appropriations in the Senate, you have 60 votes to support it. If you do rescissions, you can take it back with 50, which then makes it tougher to get a bipartisan agreement on an appropriations package.

huffpost.com
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 9, 2025

But I’m hopeful that that is not the position of the Democrat Party, the Democrat conference here in the Senate, and that we can work together in the coming weeks to pass bipartisan appropriations bills.

nbcnews.com
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jul 4, 2025

They heard from President Trump over and over again how much good was in this bill.

nbcnews.com
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jul 2, 2025

So much of what the Senate did is just turned back to the policy limitations that existed under the Obama era.

nypost.com
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 1, 2025

Hopefully on the home stretch and then we’ll see where the votes are.

nypost.com
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jul 1, 2025

Today was a historic day for our country, and, we’re very excited to be a part of something that is gonna make America stronger, safer, and more prosperous.

nypost.com
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 30, 2025

We have challenges, but our state has the foundation, the work ethic and the values we need to become even better.

newsweek.com
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 30, 2025

That would not be a good outcome for getting a bill done.

theblaze.com
Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Jun 30, 2025

I am proud to announce that I am running for Governor of South Dakota. It's time to dream big, to grow, to build, to believe in a bright future for South Dakota.

newsweek.com
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 30, 2025

The permanent tax relief included in our bill means Americans keeping more of their hard-earned money and American businesses growing and investing in our country and our workers.

nbcnews.com
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jun 30, 2025

It is rich to suddenly hear democrats concerned about debt or deficit.

newsweek.com