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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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Jun 16, 2022

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for up to 15 minutes, Senator Moran for up to 7 minutes, and Senator Tester for up to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled rollcall votes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

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Jun 16, 2022

Mr. President, before I begin, I would like to take a brief moment to wish the U.S. Army a happy 247th birthday. I had the special honor this morning to ``fall in'' with Secretary of the Army Wormuth, Army Chief of Staff McConville…

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Jun 16, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde- Smith), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney), and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). The yeas and nays…

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Jun 16, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde- Smith), and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 49, nays 47, as follows…

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Jun 15, 2022

Mr. President, former Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, in writing with Jared Cohen, once said: Modern technology platforms [are] even more powerful than most people realize [and that] our future world will be profoundly altered by…

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Jun 15, 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. 4409 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Jun 15, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). The result was…

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Jun 15, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). The result was announced--yeas 84, nays 15, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 226 Leg.] YEAS--84 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Boozman…

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Jun 15, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 76, nays 23, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 227 Leg.] YEAS--76 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Boozman…

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Jun 15, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey), and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). The result was…

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Jun 15, 2022

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Thune pertaining to the introduction of S. 4409 are printed…

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Jun 14, 2022

Mr. President, the latest inflation numbers came out on Friday, and it has become par for the course in the Biden economy that they weren't pretty. Inflation hit 8.6 percent in May, the worst inflation since December of 1981. Grocery…

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