Sep 22, 2020
Madam President, on Friday, we learned that trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died at the age of 87 from pancreatic cancer. Justice Ginsburg embraced the law at a time when being a woman in the field meant a…
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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Sep 21, 2020
The following Senators were necessarily absent: the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from…
Sep 17, 2020
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. 4616 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Sep 17, 2020
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran).
Sep 17, 2020
Madam President, South Dakota's veterans and the Hot Springs community are currently celebrating the VA's announcement that it has begun the process of rescinding its order to close the Hot Springs VA facility. This was a hard-fought…
Sep 17, 2020
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from…
Sep 16, 2020
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito).
Sep 16, 2020
Reserving the right to object. On behalf of my colleague Senator Lee, who cannot be here to object on his own because he is chairing an Energy subcommittee hearing, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from…
Sep 16, 2020
Madam President, in the beginning of September, the Congressional Budget Office issued its latest budget outlook. The news wasn't good. CBO announced that next year our country's debt is projected to exceed the amount of our gross domestic…
Sep 15, 2020
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer).
Sep 15, 2020
Mr. President, I have one last question for the Senator from Illinois. I don't disagree that, again, we can do a better job--both sides--of making the Senate a more open place where we have an opportunity to debate, which I think is the…
Sep 15, 2020
Mr. President, would the Senator from Illinois agree, however--because I think it is important to point out that this is not something that happened in the last few years. The Senator from Alaska had a colleague elected in 2008 who, when…
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