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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 20, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 64, nays 30, as follows…

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Sep 20, 2022

Mr. President, last Friday, President Biden said the following during his speech: And we have a process in place to manage migrants at the border. We're working to make sure it's safe and orderly and humane. ``[S]afe and orderly and…

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Sep 20, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch). The result was…

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Sep 19, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from…

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Sep 15, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran). The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

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Sep 15, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr…

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Sep 15, 2022

Madam President, the August inflation numbers came out this week, and they weren't good. Inflation was even higher than expected. It was very clear that soaring prices are likely to continue for quite a while, but as usual, it doesn't seem…

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Sep 14, 2022

Mr. President, yesterday afternoon, Democrats and the President gathered at the White House to celebrate their so-called Inflation Reduction Act--a bill that will do absolutely nothing to reduce inflation. You don't have to take my word…

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Sep 14, 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. 4850 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Sep 14, 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. 4850 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Sep 13, 2022

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be able to complete my remarks before the start of the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Sep 13, 2022

Mr. President, this morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the August inflation numbers, and as every American who has been to a grocery store lately knows, August was yet another month of high inflation. Consumer prices rose 8.3…

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