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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.
Madam President, when Republicans took office at the beginning of the 115th Congress, we had one goal in mind, and that was to make life better for American families. We knew that American families were struggling. Recovery from the great…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Scott), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Florida (Mr…
Mr. President, if you are in a shaky financial situation, wondering how you are going to meet your obligations, your first instinct isn't generally to wildly increase your spending, unless, of course, you are a congressional Democrat. Our…
Mr. President, we reached a milestone last week with the confirmation of President Trump's 100th Federal judge, and, frankly, it is a milestone that should have come earlier. Had this been another President, it almost undoubtedly would…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Scott). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio)…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Scott). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) would have voted ``yea'' and the Senator…
Mr. President, I have 8 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 82, nays 17, as follows: [Rollcall…
Mr. President, before I begin, I want to take a moment to say how sorry I am that the Senate will be losing Senator Mike Enzi at the end of next year. During his 20-plus years in the Senate, Mike has been a leader on so many issues…
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. 1349 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Pennsylvania…
Madam President, the country lost one of its elder statesmen this week with the death of former Senator Richard Lugar. As Members of Congress, one of the most important parts of our job is keeping our Nation secure. We only hope that when…
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