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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 Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The result was announced--yeas 47, nays 50, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 305 Leg.] YEAS--47 Barrasso…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). The result was…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The result was announced--yeas 20, nays 78, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 295 Leg.] YEAS--20 Barrasso…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The result was announced--yeas 48, nays 50, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 296 Leg.] YEAS--48 Baldwin…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The result was announced--yeas 97, nays 0, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 297 Leg.] YEAS--97 Baldwin…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The result was announced--yeas 95, nays 3, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 294 Leg.] YEAS--95 Baldwin…
I would associate myself with the remarks of my colleagues who have just been here acknowledging the heroic work done by the Capitol Police on January 6. Clearly, they are very deserving of all the recognition that they have received. What…
amendment No. 2162 would aim to address the workforce needs of the telecommunications industry and increase the number of workers available to deploy 5G technology and broadband services to rural areas across the Nation. In order to reap…
it is good to see the Senate taking up a genuinely bipartisan bill this week. A group of Members from both parties have spent weeks developing this legislation, and we saw the result of their work in the bipartisan support for proceeding…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). The result was announced--yeas 95, nays 1, as follows: [Rollcall…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The result was announced--yeas 90, nays 7, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 291 Leg.] YEAS--90 Baldwin…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), and the Senator from…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from Kentucky…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Blackburn), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: The Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall) would have voted ``nay.'' The…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Warren). Are they any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The…
the Biden border crisis continues unabated. Far from being the seasonal surge the President claimed months ago, the numbers at the border keep growing. Last month, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered more than 188,000…
I think it would be a step backward to change that threshold to a lower percentage, such as 50 percent, which has been advocated by some.
Thank you both for making your appearance before the Committee today and for your willingness to serve in these positions.
Closing the digital divide and expanding access to broadband services to rural areas has long been a priority of mine.
not content with their $1.9 trillion so- called COVID relief bill--paid for entirely with money borrowed from younger generations of Americans and our children and grandchildren-- Democrats are readying another partisan spending spree…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 281 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 67, nays 32, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 285 Leg.] YEAS--67 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 284 Ex.] YEAS--53 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…
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