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John Thune

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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.

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Apr 28, 2021

I think it is probably just inconvenient.

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Apr 28, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby). The PRESIDING OFFICER…

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Apr 28, 2021

I know that the chairman covered the issue of mailing in sensitive documents at the top of the hearing.

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Apr 28, 2021

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. 1424 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Apr 28, 2021

this evening President Biden will deliver his first address to Congress. I have been asked, I think as most Members have, by the media: What do you expect to hear? What do you want to hear? Honestly, I am interested to hear the direction…

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Apr 28, 2021

I expect there are things about it we can keep in place moving forward.

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Apr 28, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby), and the Senator from…

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Apr 28, 2021

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Republican whip Biden Administration

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Apr 28, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby), and the Senator from…

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Apr 27, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the Senator from Florida…

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Apr 27, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Crammer), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), and the Senator from…

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Apr 27, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the Senator from Florida…

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Apr 27, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the Senator from Florida (Mr…

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Apr 27, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), and the Senator from…

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Apr 27, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the Senator from Florida…

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Apr 27, 2021

a few weeks ago, President Biden introduced an infrastructure plan--or at least that is what the Democrats are calling it. In fact, a substantial portion of this bill goes to Democratic priorities that have nothing to do with…

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Apr 26, 2021

Could you speak to the FTC's efforts on engaging on that issue with industry initiatives, like the Robocall Traceback Group?

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Apr 26, 2021

The decision led to the loss of good-paying jobs in South Dakota and across the country and set the Nation back in terms of modernizing our energy infrastructure.

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Apr 26, 2021

Mr. Kaufman, following the enactment of the TRACE Act in December 2019, the FTC's seen a drop in robocall complaints.

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Apr 26, 2021

The U.S. has moved from being a net importer of most forms of energy to a declining importer and, as of 2019, a net exporter of energy, a truly remarkable transformation.

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Apr 26, 2021

I appreciate all the work that 3M has done throughout the pandemic to increase its production of PPE.

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Apr 26, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 82, nays 13, as follows…

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Apr 22, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee). The PRESIDING OFFICER. The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 163 Leg.] YEAS--49 Barrasso Blackburn Blunt Boozman Braun Burr…

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Apr 22, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee), and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul). The result was announced--yeas 94, nays 1, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

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