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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.
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). The result was announced--yeas 71, nays 27, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 196 Leg.] YEAS--71 Baldwin Bennet…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). The result was announced--yeas 47, nays 50, as follows…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 195 Leg.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet…
Mr. President, a couple of weeks ago, President Biden unveiled his so-called American Families Plan, which one might summarize as free stuff--free preschool, free community college, lots of government subsidies. It sounds great, but the…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 194 Leg.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…
Mr. President, Ronald Reagan once said that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are ``I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.'' He was partially joking, of course, but what he was getting at is that government is…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 193 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 86, nays 11, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 192 Leg.] YEAS--86…
Madam President, on Tuesday, the Senate Rules Committee conducted its markup of S. 1, which is the Senate's version of the Democrats' election bill that is designed to increase the Democrats' chances of maintaining their currently tenuous…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that I be able to complete my remarks before the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young) would have voted ``nay.'' The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Are there any other Senators in…
Mr. President, ``infrastructure,'' ``court packing,'' ``crisis,'' ``Jim Crow,'' ``bipartisan''--all words that we recognize, all words with fixed, long-established meanings, and all words whose meanings are currently being twisted…
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