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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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Nov 13, 2013

I suggest it starts with shutting this down and starting over. We need to create more options, more choices, and more competition in the health care economy so people can get away from the sticker shock we have seen with ObamaCare and get…

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Nov 12, 2013

The Department said that the AMTECH program 'will provide cost-shared funding to industry-led consortia that will develop technologies to address major technical problems that will spur the adoption of advanced manufacturing capabilities…

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Nov 12, 2013

It is a riveting ideological ruination as far as I am concerned.

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Nov 12, 2013

In my home state of South Dakota, more than 1,000 manufacturing firms support more than 41,000 jobs.

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Nov 12, 2013

South Dakota is a great partner when it comes to providing low cost of doing business.

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Nov 12, 2013

There is no question that manufacturing is critical to our Nation's economy and our global competitiveness.

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Nov 12, 2013

I understand that in July of this year, the Administration expanded its NNMI proposal from 15 to 45 regional manufacturing innovation institutes.

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Nov 12, 2013

I think the business community has an obligation to bomb us out of that, just as you have been helpful to us in the cybersecurity question.

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Nov 7, 2013

as we approach Veterans Day on Monday, I want to rise to recognize the selfless service and sacrifice of America's veterans. As we reflect upon the generations of men and women who have answered the call to serve and defend our freedoms…

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Nov 7, 2013

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

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Nov 5, 2013

It just strikes me that it would be a lot--I think people would be accepting of it.

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Nov 5, 2013

I will again push for the reauthorization of this important piece of legislation.

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Nov 5, 2013

recently, President Obama made the comment that ObamaCare is not just a web site, it is much more. I could not agree more with that statement. His health care law is also a list of broken promises that harm middle-class Americans. While he…

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Nov 5, 2013

I ask consent to speak for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Nov 5, 2013

If you like your health care plan, you can keep it, period.

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Nov 5, 2013

I think it is a tragedy that the American people bought into this and that you all knew full well it was not going to be the case.

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Nov 5, 2013

It is the law, but it is a law that the administration has chosen to delay portions of.

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Nov 5, 2013

Sequestration's indiscriminate cuts are costing us very dearly.

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Nov 5, 2013

Thank you. And that's some really cool stuff that's going on out there.

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Nov 5, 2013

I think most Americans believe in grace. Most Americans are pretty forgiving people. And so they will tolerate and accept honest mistakes. But to me, this is a dishonest mistake.

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Nov 5, 2013

You have been misleading the American people, and the President has, over and over and over again.

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Nov 5, 2013

It's only going to get worse if we don't fix the sequester and continue to invest in our world-class scientists.

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Nov 5, 2013

I am one of the people who believes that this is fundamentally flawed legislation.

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Nov 5, 2013

I want to direct this, if I might, to Dr. Perlmutter.

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