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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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Sep 28, 2022

Mr. 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. 4969 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Sep 27, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis), and the Senator from…

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Sep 22, 2022

Mr. 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. 4939 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Sep 22, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 49, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 346 Leg.] YEAS--49 Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper Casey…

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Sep 22, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo). The result was announced--yeas 56, nays 40, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 348 Ex.] YEAS--56 Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr Cantwell Cardin Carper…

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Sep 22, 2022

Madam President, I thank the Senator from Rhode Island for yielding. I appreciate his kindness. I know he has got a lot to say on the subject, and hopefully he will be able to get back to it. Energy Madam President, I want to speak just a…

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Sep 22, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee). The result was announced--yeas 60, nays 36, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 347 Ex.] YEAS--60 Barrasso Bennet Blackburn…

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Sep 21, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 58, nays 38, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

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Sep 21, 2022

Mr. President, on Sunday, the President appeared on ``60 minutes,'' where he was asked what he was going to do to help alleviate inflation in light of August's continued grim inflation news and the resulting stock market nosedive. The…

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Sep 21, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch). The result was announced--yeas 96, nays 0, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 342 Ex.] YEAS--96 Barrasso Bennet Blackburn…

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Sep 21, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 69, nays 27, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 343 Ex.] YEAS--69 Bennet Blumenthal…

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Sep 21, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch). The result was announced--yeas 60, nays 37, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 344 Ex.] YEAS--60 Barrasso Bennet…

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