Dec 19, 2019
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson).
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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Dec 19, 2019
Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment, and I know of no further debate on the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the motion to concur? If not, the question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion…
Dec 19, 2019
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson).
Dec 19, 2019
Mr. President, I would ask unanimous consent that this be separate from the discussion that we are now having, but I would ask unanimous consent that at 12 p.m. today, postcloture time on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the…
Dec 19, 2019
I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Order of Procedure
Dec 19, 2019
Mr. President, I appreciate that. I thank the Senator from Massachusetts. He and his staff were tremendous in working on this. As I said before, it is nice when we have an opportunity to work in a bipartisan way on something that is this…
Dec 19, 2019
Mr. President, today the Senate is taking the final step to send much-needed legislation to protect consumers from robocalls to the President's desk. I think we had hoped that this would be able to be passed with a couple of other bills…
Dec 19, 2019
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson).
Dec 19, 2019
Mr. President, in 1906, two brothers named Nikolai and Matthew Gjelsvik arrived at Ellis Island from Norway. The only English they knew were the words ``apple pie'' and ``coffee,'' which evidently they learned on the boat on the way over…
Dec 19, 2019
Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to a longtime member of my staff, Nicolaas Budde, who is departing my office after 15 years of service. Nic has been my systems administrator, responsible for keeping all of the technology in my…
Dec 19, 2019
Thank you. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there an objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. I recognize the Senator from Mississippi.
Dec 19, 2019
I would say my view here is that the gentleman from Wyoming wants to explain his point of order. There is no objection to allowing him to do that.
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