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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 2, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) would have voted ``nay''. The…

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Feb 2, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) would have voted ``nay.'' The…

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Feb 1, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) would have voted ``nay.'' The yeas…

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Feb 1, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) would have voted ``nay.'' The…

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Feb 1, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). Further, if present and…

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Feb 1, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 55, nays 41, as follows…

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Feb 1, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney). The result was announced--yeas 56, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 15 Ex.] YEAS--56 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper…

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Feb 1, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 59, nays 38, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 16 Ex.] YEAS--59 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Burr Cantwell Capito…

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Feb 1, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The result was announced--yeas 61, nays 35, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Feb 1, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and the Senator from Utah, (Mr. Romney). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) would have noted ``nay''. The…

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Feb 1, 2022

Mr. President, we recently passed the 1-year anniversary of President Biden's inauguration. It is a natural time for taking stock of the first year of his Presidency. In President Biden, we were supposed to get a leader--a leader at home…

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Jan 31, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney), the Senator from Florida (Mr…

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