Oct 22, 2019
Madam President, over in the House today, the Ways and Means Committee is marking up Speaker Pelosi's drug bill, the latest installment in Democrats' campaign for government-run healthcare. Like Democrats' other plan for government…
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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Oct 21, 2019
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey).
Oct 17, 2019
Madam President, before I begin, I, too, want to join with my colleagues who have preceded me and just say how sad I was to hear of the death of Elijah Cummings. We joined the House together. He got there a little before I did in a special…
Oct 16, 2019
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) would have voted ``yea.''
Oct 16, 2019
Madam President, later today, the Senate will vote to confirm Barbara Barrett as Secretary of the Air Force. I have come to the floor directly from a meeting with her this morning. Ambassador Barrett has had an impressive career both…
Oct 16, 2019
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee…
Oct 15, 2019
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. 2597 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Sep 26, 2019
Mr. President, it is always a privilege to honor the men and women of America's Greatest Generation. They brought peace to the world and defended the freedoms we all enjoy every day, and we owe them a tremendous debt of gratitude for their…
Sep 26, 2019
Mr. President, the past 2 weeks have provided a kind of microcosm of the Democrat Party since the 2016 election--a combination of unhinged partisanship and a radical shift to the far left. In the past 2 weeks, we have seen Democrats call…
Sep 25, 2019
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Floria (Mr. Rubio) would have voted ``yea.''
Sep 25, 2019
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) would have voted ``yea.''
Sep 25, 2019
Mr. President, readers of Forbes might have seen an article earlier this month entitled ``Russian Navy To Be First To Field Hypersonic Cruise Missiles on Submarines.'' Articles like this are a timely reminder of the ever-present need to…
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