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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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Feb 9, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 95, nays 2, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 44 Ex.] YEAS--95 Baldwin…

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Feb 9, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are there any other…

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Feb 9, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 72, nays 24, as follows…

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Feb 9, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…

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Feb 9, 2022

Mr. President, one of the big drivers of our inflation crisis was Democrats' decision to flood the economy with unnecessary government money last March with their $1.9 trillion spending bill. Another contributor to the problem has been…

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Feb 9, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 48, nays 47, as follows…

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Feb 9, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 75, nays 21, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Feb 9, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 56, nays 40, as follows…

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Feb 8, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 55, nays 41, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 39 Ex.] YEAS--55 Baldwin…

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Feb 8, 2022

Mr. President, I don't need to tell anyone--except perhaps the Democratic Party here in Congress--that our country has a major inflation problem. The first year of the Biden administration has been characterized by a huge increase in…

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Feb 8, 2022

I just do not know why the Federal Government is wading into having children as young as 2 years old have a requirement, even when they are outside, to wear a mask.

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Feb 8, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 66, nays 31, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 42 Ex.] YEAS--66 Baldwin…

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