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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 following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso). The result was announced--yeas 59, nays 37, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 45 Ex.] YEAS--59 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Capito Cardin…
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. 655 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 59, nays 35, as follows: [Rollcall…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis), and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville). Further, if present and…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford), and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran). The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…
Mr. President, if you ask any Republican what kind of energy policy he or she supports, you will likely hear the phrase ``an `all of the above' energy policy.'' Today, I want to take a minute to talk about, first, what we mean by an…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville). The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 41, as follows: [Rollcall…
I am going to continue to work to make the program a more effective working lands-oriented option for producers in the next farm bill, including through haying and grazing flexibility.
We welcome conversations with you and your staff about flexibilities you feel we have that we are not extending.
I would just encourage you to improve collaboration with the advisory board, the counties, the States, who I think have a wealth of information and insight to bring to the table when it comes to the plan revision process.
I urge the agency to prioritize staff and resources to conduct the Natl Environmental Policy Act analysis necessary for timber sales.
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