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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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Aug 4, 2022

Mr. President, last week, Democrats unveiled their so- called Inflation Reduction Act, a bill that will do nothing to reduce inflation but will double down on Democrats' wasteful government spending, along with imposing hundreds of…

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Aug 4, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 283 Leg.] YEAS--50 Barrasso Blackburn Blunt Boozman Braun Burr Capito Cassidy…

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Aug 4, 2022

The following Senator are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn). The result was announced--yeas 67, nays 29, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 284 Ex.] YEAS--67 Baldwin Bennet…

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Aug 3, 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. 4755 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Aug 3, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) would have voted ``yea.'' The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 95, nays 1, as follows…

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Aug 3, 2022

Mr. President, ``You don't want to take money out of the economy when the economy is shrinking.'' ``You don't want to take money out of the economy when the economy is shrinking.'' Those aren't my words. Those were the words of the current…

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Aug 3, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) would have voted ``no.'' The result was announced--yeas 10, nays 87, as follows…

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Aug 2, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) would have voted ``yea.'' The result was…

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Aug 2, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) would have voted ``yea''. The result was announced--yeas 86, nays 11, as follows…

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Aug 2, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) would have voted ``yea.'' The result was…

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Aug 2, 2022

Madam President, Democrats dropped the latest version of their tax-and-spending spree last week. And like every previous version, this bill is a bad deal for the American people. So where should I start? Well, maybe with the bill's title…

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Aug 2, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) would have voted ``nay.'' The result was…

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