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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 7, 2023

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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. Supplemental Funding

Congressional Record · 2023-12-07
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 7, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 82, nays 15, as follows…

Congressional Record · 2023-12-07
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 7, 2023

Mr. President, if Democrats were unsure about Republicans' seriousness about including meaningful border security provisions in the national security supplemental, yesterday's vote made it crystal clear. Every single Senate Republican…

Congressional Record · 2023-12-07
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 7, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). Further, if…

Congressional Record · 2023-12-07
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 6, 2023

Mr. President, later today, the Senate will take a vote on whether or not to move to consideration of the national security supplemental bill. And make no mistake, this vote will fail. Not because Republicans oppose supporting our national…

Congressional Record · 2023-12-06
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 5, 2023

Mr. President, $11,434--that is how much more a typical family has to spend today to maintain the same standard of living they had at the beginning of the Biden administration--$11,434. That is a lot of money. Needless to say, it is money…

Congressional Record · 2023-12-05
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Dec 4, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Idaho (Mr…

Congressional Record · 2023-12-04
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Nov 30, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 80, nays 17, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 325 Ex.] YEAS--80 Baldwin…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-30
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Nov 30, 2023

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer). The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 324 Ex.] YEAS--53 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-30
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Nov 30, 2023

Senator Thune, you have always demonstrated how to be a leader with a strong moral compass; how to do the right thing, when it is the hard thing; and how to always remember where you came from.

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Nov 30, 2023

I think when you're dealing with these sacred constitutional duties, when you're trying to decide what is right and what is wrong, it's best not to have too much political calculation in your mind.

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Nov 30, 2023

Oh, as long as Matt Gaetz is running around, I guess I wouldn't want to get too optimistic about how well the House will function.

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Nov 30, 2023

I just don't care what the letter behind this guy's name is. He is a crook. He has lied about everything seemingly he's ever said.

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Dusty Johnson
@dustyjohnson· Republican · SD· Nov 30, 2023

We had an Ethics Committee that unanimously on a bipartisan basis, advanced this report with a breathtaking finding of wrongdoing. It was clear, it was time for the fantastic George Santos to leave the building.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Nov 30, 2023

Senator Thune, you have always demonstrated how to be a leader with a strong moral compass; how to do the right thing, when it is the hard thing; and how to always remember where you came from.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Nov 30, 2023

Mr. President, before I begin, there is something I want to address today. I just want to make an observation about this discussion we are having on our southern border. I would reiterate what I have been saying now for some time, and that…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-30
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Nov 29, 2023

Madam President, today I want to speak to the issue of our southern border because I think it is a really important and relevant issue with respect to the national security package that we are considering or that we will be, I think, at…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-29
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Nov 29, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 53, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 323 Ex.] YEAS--53 Baldwin Bennet…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-29