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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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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 48, nays 51, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Durbin). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or change their vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Heinrich). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50, as…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber wishing to vote? The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Blumenthal). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The result was announced--yeas 47, nays 51, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 91 Leg.] YEAS--47 Barrasso Blackburn…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 93 Leg.] YEAS--49 Barrasso Blackburn Blunt Boozman Braun Burr Capito Cassidy…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 94 Leg.] YEAS--52 Barrasso Blackburn Blunt Boozman Braun Burr Capito Casey…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber wishing to vote or change his or her vote? The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Booker). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or change their vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young). Further, if present and voting. the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young) would have voted ``yea''. The result was…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The result was announced--yeas 48, nays 51, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 100 Leg.] YEAS--48 Barrasso Blackburn Blunt Boozman Braun Burr Capito Cassidy…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 101 Leg.] YEAS--49 Barrasso Blackburn Blunt Boozman Braun Burr Capito Cassidy…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. King). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or change their vote? The result was announced--yeas 49…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators wishing to vote or change his or her vote? The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50, as follows…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or change their vote? The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50, as…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or change their vote? The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50, as…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Merkley). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or change their vote? The result was announced--yeas 45…

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Mar 5, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or change their vote? The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50, as…

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