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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 Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). Further, if present and…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1058 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde- Smith), the Senator from Wisconsin…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Kansas (Mr…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse) would have voted ``yea.'' The result was announced--yeas 92, nays 7, as follows…
Mr. President, I have come down to the floor multiple times in the past week to talk about the filibuster. I have talked a lot about the dangers of eliminating the filibuster, from the loss of bipartisanship to the loss of meaningful…
Mr. President, talk continues to swirl about eliminating the legislative filibuster here in the U.S. Senate. The Democratic leader has threatened that if Republicans don't vote the way he wants them to vote on legislation, eliminating the…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Heinrich). Are there any other…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 844 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 68, nays 30, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 126 Ex.] YEAS--68 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr…
Mr. President, once again, we are hearing chatter from some Democratic Senators about abolishing the filibuster. I had hoped we would move on from such talk after multiple Democratic Senators pledged to uphold the filibuster but apparently…
Mr. President, social media platforms have become a pretty significant part of Americans' lives. We use them to stay up to date on news from friends and family--something that has become especially essential during the pandemic--to…
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