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.

Quotes by year · 2005–20264,462 total · peak 2025 (726)

Mar 16, 2023

It seems to me that if there are changes that are going to be made in some of those programs that they should be made by Congress and not by the Administration.

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Mar 16, 2023

I believe, is what the law was designed to do.

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Mar 16, 2023

The changes that were made administratively in the SNAP program, to the tune of a quarter of a trillion dollars, that is not a rounding error.

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Mar 16, 2023

I was for TPP. I think being engaged in Asia and these markets around the world is really, really important.

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Mar 15, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young). Further, if present and voting…

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Mar 15, 2023

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Mar 15, 2023

Mr. President, inflation numbers for February came out yesterday morning, and they confirmed what every American knows: We are still squarely in the middle of Democrats' inflation crisis, with no end in sight. Overall, inflation was up 6…

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Mar 15, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell). The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Mar 15, 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. 808 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

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Mar 15, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Mar 15, 2023

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