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

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 25. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk…

Congressional Record · 2024-01-18
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 18, 2024

Madam President, I further ask that the concurrent resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Congressional Record · 2024-01-18
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 17, 2024

Mr. President, over the weekend, a reporter asked President Biden if the situation at our southern border is a crisis. ``No,'' the President said. ``No.'' Well, I would express surprise, but, unfortunately, failing to recognize crises is…

Congressional Record · 2024-01-17
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 16, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Iowa (Mr…

Congressional Record · 2024-01-16
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 16, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Iowa (Mr…

Congressional Record · 2024-01-16
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 11, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin). The result was announced--yeas 86, nays 8, as follows: [Rollcall…

Congressional Record · 2024-01-11
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 11, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 88, nays 8, as follows: [Rollcall…

Congressional Record · 2024-01-11
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 11, 2024

Mr. President, as I said, it is not just football championships keeping South Dakota sports fans busy this time of the year. There is just as much excitement--sometimes even more--at a Friday night basketball game in towns across our…

Congressional Record · 2024-01-11
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 11, 2024

Mr. President, winter in South Dakota can be tough going, but no matter how low the temperatures go or how high the snowbanks rise, you can count on South Dakota sports fans coming out to support local athletes. After all, there are games…

Congressional Record · 2024-01-11
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 11, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lujan). Without…

Congressional Record · 2024-01-11
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 10, 2024

Mr. President, negotiations continue on border security reforms to be included in the national security supplemental, and I am thankful that after 3 years of chaos at our southern border, Democrats have, at least, finally come to the…

Congressional Record · 2024-01-10
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 10, 2024

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 3 Ex.] YEAS--51 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cardin Carper Casey…

Congressional Record · 2024-01-10
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 9, 2024

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy). The result was announced--yeas 83, nays 14, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 2 Ex.] YEAS--83 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Booker Boozman…

Congressional Record · 2024-01-09
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 9, 2024

Mr. President, 302,000--302,000--that is how many migrants U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reported to have encountered at our southern border in the month of December. One month--302,000. To put that number in perspective, 302,000…

Congressional Record · 2024-01-09
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Jan 8, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from South…

Congressional Record · 2024-01-08
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 31, 2023

America cannot retreat from the world stage.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 19, 2023

Mr. President, President Zelenskyy visited Washington, DC, last week to ask for the United States' continued support for Ukraine as it defends itself against Russia. As someone who strongly believes that it is in our national security…

Congressional Record · 2023-12-19
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 19, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun), the Senator from North…

Congressional Record · 2023-12-19