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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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Mar 15, 2022

Mr. President, Friday marked the first anniversary of the so-called American Rescue Plan, which is the Democrats' partisan $1.9 trillion spending spree. Fittingly, the anniversary arrived just 1 day after the release of February's…

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Mar 14, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Ohio (Mr…

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Mar 10, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50, as follows…

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Mar 10, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 35, nays 64, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Mar 10, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 68, nays 31, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Mar 10, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The result was announced--yeas 80, nays 19, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 74 Ex.] YEAS--80 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr…

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Mar 10, 2022

Mr. President, the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to escalate. Americans who walked by a newsstand on Monday were met with the wrenching picture of a Ukrainian family killed by Russian shelling, a mom and her two children struck…

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Mar 10, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The result was announced--yeas 19, nays 80, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 73 Leg.] YEAS--19 Blumenthal Brown Carper Heinrich Hirono Leahy Lee Lujan…

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Mar 10, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or change their vote? The result was announced--yeas 35, nays 64, as…

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Mar 8, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 78, nays 19, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 72 Ex.] YEAS--78 Baldwin…

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Mar 8, 2022

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Inflation

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Mar 8, 2022

Mr. President, it took several months and the worst inflation in 40 years, but finally--finally--Democrats are acknowledging that we have an inflation problem. The President actually acknowledged inflation in the State of the Union last…

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