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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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May 26, 2021

Mr. President, before I give my remarks, I want to echo what has been said on the floor here by our two colleagues, the two Senators from the Commonwealth of Virginia, about Senator John Warner. I would just say, too, that when I first got…

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May 25, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy). The result was announced--yeas 48, nays 51, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 206 Leg.] YEAS--48 Barrasso Blackburn Blunt Boozman Braun Burr Capito Cassidy…

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May 25, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy). The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 205 Leg.] YEAS--53 Barrasso Blackburn Blunt Boozman Braun Burr Capito Cassidy…

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May 25, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 204 Leg.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

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May 25, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy). The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 48, as follows: Rollcall Vote No. 203 Ex.] YEAS--51 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

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May 25, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 202 Ex.] YEAS--51 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

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May 25, 2021

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy). The result was announced--yeas 55, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 201 Ex.] YEAS--55 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr Cantwell…

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May 25, 2021

Mr. President, H.R. 1, the Democrats' supposed election integrity bill, is filled with bad ideas: making the Federal Election Commission into a partisan body; effectively banning voter ID and gutting other safeguards against voter fraud…

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May 24, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young). Further, if present and voting, the…

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May 20, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Alaska…

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May 20, 2021

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Kansas (Mr…

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May 20, 2021

Mr. President, the recent Colonial Pipeline hack, which saw more than 15,000 gas stations run out of fuel and drove gas prices to their highest level in almost 7 years, was a timely reminder of the importance of cyber security. In today's…

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