For years I've called upon the Commission, both under Republican and Democrat leadership, to undertake a fundamental analysis of the program to determine if the program has been effective means of increasing subscribership among low-income…
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.
The bipartisan Principle Universal Service has been a bedrock of our Nation's communications policies for nearly 90 years.
I recently led the majority of my Republican colleagues on this committee requesting NTIA remove these unnecessary requirements from the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program or the BEAD Program.
I remain committed to ensuring Americans in all parts of the country have access to communication services comparable in quality and price to those in urban areas.
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville). The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 120 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Capito…
Madam President, 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. 1539 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd) would have voted ``nay.''…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer). The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 121 Ex.] YEAS--51 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 118 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville). The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 117 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…
Mr. President, it is May 10--May 10. If the President's Treasury Secretary is correct, in 3 weeks, the United States could reach the limit of its borrowing capacity, and--and, absent an agreement between the President and Congress to raise…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). Further, if present…





