The Public Record
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 Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), and the Senator from Alaska…
Mr. President, I would urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. The amendment we just voted on and passed has an offset in there, and it is a provision that works very, very well and covers getting rid of this tax on private equity on…
Mr. President, Democrats say that the book minimum tax will apply only to very large corporations with a 3-year average financial statement income in excess of $1 billion, but as their bill is currently proposed--and this change occurred…
Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 5472 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: A Senator from South Dakota [Mr. Thune] proposes an amendment…
Madam President, we are somehow continuing to consider the Democrats' grab bag of bad ideas, otherwise known--I would say, misleadingly--as the Inflation Reduction Act. Let's start with the bill's title. It gets you feeling somewhat…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Blackburn). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or change their vote? The result was announced--yeas 1, nays 98…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 49, nays 50, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 300 Leg.] YEAS--49 Barrasso Blackburn Blunt Boozman Braun Burr Capito Cassidy…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch)…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), the Senator from Kansas (Mr…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that all remaining votes be 10 minutes in duration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from South Carolina. Motion to Commit
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby). The result was announced--yeas 1, nays 97, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 308 Leg.] YEAS--1 Sanders NAYS--97 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby). The result was announced--yeas 5, nays 94, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 310 Leg.] YEAS--5 Baldwin Collins Ossoff Sanders Warnock NAYS--94 Barrasso Bennet…
Politicians like John Thune
