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John Randolph Thune is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Thune has been a prominent figure in national politics, focusing on issues such as immigration enforcement, border security, and federal worker compensation. He has played a significant role in shaping Republican policy in Congress and has been involved in various legislative initiatives throughout his tenure.
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 431 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 69, nays 29, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 429 Ex.] YEAS--69 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr…
Democrats continue to negotiate with each other on their reckless tax-and-spending spree. Democrats are currently working to lower the bill's top-line number in an effort to meet some of the demands of the few moderate Democrats who have…
Madam Chair, thank you and Ranking Member Boozman for holding this hearing to consider this nomination.
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from South…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from South…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 424 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin…
social media has become a big part of a lot of Americans' lives: TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram. People turn to social media for connection, for entertainment, to stay on top of the news, for pictures of the grandkids, for…
last week, President Biden's Chief of Staff retweeted a tweet from Harvard economist Jason Furman describing our current economic challenges--notably, the growing inflation crisis and supply chain issues--as ``high class problems.'' ``High…
In addition to investments in capacity, our Nation's ports are desperately in need of two things. One is modernization, and the other one is transparency.
We are facing this unprecedented supply chain crisis and we have got a lot of Americans who are encountering already empty store shelves.
The fact that a move to 24/7 operations at L.A. Long Beach, which is a standard practice in much of the rest of the world, merits a Presidential announcement is baffling.
as I begin this morning, let me just start by reacting to a couple of things that have been said here on the floor this morning already by my Democrat colleagues. You know, the leader, Republican leader, when he was down here earlier…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 44, as follows…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 417 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 53, nays 44, as follows…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse), and the Senator from North…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 410 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 61, nays 38, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 411 Leg.] YEAS--61 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 412 Leg.] YEAS--50…
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2959 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
There is broadband builders that won funding that are ready to go, they are just waiting on those dollars to get to them.
on September 25, President Biden tweeted: My Build Back Better Agenda costs zero dollars. That is right. According to the President, a series of new, permanent entitlements and a massive expansion of government, the biggest expansion of…
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