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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 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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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 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 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 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, 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 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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Jun 13, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse), and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). The yeas and nays…

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Jun 9, 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. 4372 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Jun 9, 2022

Madam 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. U.S. Supreme Court

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Jun 9, 2022

Madam President, before I begin, I would like to express my dismay at House Democrats' decision last night to block legislation to provide enhanced security for Supreme Court Justices and their families. Due to the unprecedented leak of an…

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Jun 9, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), the Senator from…

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