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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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May 3, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty) would have voted ``nay.'' The…

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May 2, 2023

It has enabled producers to have a great deal of flexibility in that Prairie Pothole region for land that is marginal and should not be in production.

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May 2, 2023

I, along with Senator Klobuchar, are proposing to make in this bill, to make it a more effective working lands-oriented program in our farm policy.

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May 2, 2023

Obviously, agriculture is the No. 1 industry in South Dakota, incredibly important to our State, and so the farm bill is always an important conversation.

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May 2, 2023

Mr. President, it is about time. Ninety days after his last meeting with Speaker McCarthy and after weeks of pointblank refusal to engage in discussion, President Biden finally agreed to meet with the Speaker about debt ceiling…

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May 2, 2023

It has enabled producers to have a great deal of flexibility in that Prairie Pothole region for land that is marginal and should not be in production.

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May 2, 2023

Well, that was a provision that we had included, that I worked to get included in the 2018 Farm Bill.

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May 2, 2023

Obviously, agriculture is the No. 1 industry in South Dakota, incredibly important to our State, and so the farm bill is always an important conversation.

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May 2, 2023

Well, that was a provision that we had included, that I worked to get included in the 2018 Farm Bill.

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May 2, 2023

I, along with Senator Klobuchar, are proposing to make in this bill, to make it a more effective working lands-oriented program in our farm policy.

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May 1, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde- Smith), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Ricketts). The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 45, as follows…

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Apr 27, 2023

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. 1337 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

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