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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.
I think the Budget Control Act, which passed last summer, created this process, and led us to sequestration, which is where we are today. This is a function and a clear outcome of having not passed a budget. It is ironic in many respects…
The Senator from Alabama is correct. That is one of the remarkable things about this. The Commander in Chief, of course, is tasked with the responsibility of being just that, the Commander in Chief. Yet when it comes to the national…
I don't think the Senator from Alabama is wrong at all. In fact, that is what much of the news stories that have been printed in the last few days and reporting on the subject have said. Some of our colleagues on the other side have…
I would say to my colleagues who are here on the floor that this is a defining moment for our country. The most basic responsibility and the most important priority we have as Americans is to defend the country. If we don't get national…
one of the foremost threats to our economy is the fiscal cliff. This is an issue my Republican colleagues and I have been talking about for several months now, calling for more transparency in the sequestration that will occur at the end…
What that might mean, not only to your operations or those you represent, but also just the impact on small businesses.
We have very much appreciated Senator Thune and Senator McCaskill's leadership in introducing legislation against the EU ETS scheme.
It is important that we reduce the tax burdens on airlines which are inevitably passed on to the American traveling public.
This is clearly a unilateral tax grab on American operators without any guarantees for how those revenues are going to be used.
The Finance Committee today voted to report out permanent normal trade relations with Russia.
the EU Emission Trading Scheme is clearly, in my view, a unilateral and unfair tax policy that is hurting U.S. operators flying into and out of Europe.
we view the EU Emissions Trading Scheme as an extra territorial tax grab that sets a bad example
The United States is a leader in aerospace design and manufacturing, which is also the source of thousands of high-quality jobs.
Thank you, Madam Chair. With respect to the Senator from New Jersey's line of questioning about sequestration, the House of Representatives this afternoon passed a bill, 414 to 2, that would require the administration to put forward a plan…
before too long here we are going to be voting. We are going to have three votes, I think, on whether we are going to move forward on a tax bill. I frankly think there are things in the underlying bill that is before us today that would do…
when Congress began debating health care in 2009, the goal was to lower the cost of care and give Americans the care they need from a doctor they choose. Americans were promised that if they liked the insurance they had and the doctor they…
are we in morning business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are in postcloture time. Health Care
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank our witnesses for being here today, and for sharing their insights on this subject.
If the Federal Government got involved, would be to establish a couple of super labs.
If such a standard was established, how might enforcement be carried out uniformly?
In South Dakota, it should not be any surprise that most of our providers are highly dependent upon government payer sources.
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