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On the recordJune 1, 2023
Mr. President, before I begin, I would like to take just a moment this morning to recognize a pillar of the South Dakota press corps who has served at WNAX in Yankton, SD, for an incredible 47 years. His name is Jerry Oster, and he truly is an institution on the media landscape in South Dakota. Jerry joined WNAX as news director in September of 1976, and he has become one of the most familiar and beloved voices on the airwaves in South Dakota. I have had many great conversations with Jerry over the years on air and off, and I can say for certain that his departure will leave a very big hole in the South Dakota radio scene. But he has more than earned his retirement, and I know that he will relish getting to spend more time with his wife Cheryl--herself just recently retired from an amazing 43 years with Farm Credit Services of America--and with his sons and their wives and his six grandchildren. Jerry, congratulations on an incredible and award-winning career, and enjoy some well-deserved rest. H.J. Res. 45 Mr. President, last August, mere days after he had signed a bill that would supposedly reduce the deficit by $238 billion, President Biden announced a student loan giveaway that is said to cost taxpayers nearly a trillion dollars over the next decade. In a Presidency distinguished by bad economic decisions, this was a particularly notable one. There are two main parts to the President's scheme.…
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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