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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.
Mr. President, the House Republican budget does something the Democratic budget does not do--it balances. It actually balances in 10 years, and it does it not by taxing more but by spending less, spending at a slower rate--3.4 percent over…
Madam President, I thank my colleague from Missouri. He has a great deal of experience. As he said, we worked together on these issues for a long time. We both recognize the importance of economic growth. We see a budget put before us by…
Madam President, I rise today along with my colleague from Missouri, Senator Blunt, to offer a couple of amendments that have been filed and that I hope we get an opportunity to vote on before this process concludes. If you look at the…
Mr. President, I thank the Senator from North Dakota. I think he put it absolutely right in terms of what the priorities should be and what the stakes are in the budget debate. I thank him for his leadership on this issue. I want to close…
Mr. President, the Senator from Nebraska could not have put it better. He has great experience with budgets and the people of Nebraska, who are similar to the people I represent in South Dakota. Someone else who is also from a very similar…
We have among the Senators who serve in the Senate people who have balanced budgets and done it the old-fashioned way, the hard way, one of whom is the former Governor of the State of Nebraska, now Senator, Mike Johanns. Senator Johanns…
Mr. President, we have among the many people who serve in the Senate some people who have balanced budgets and done it---- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who yields time to the Senator from South Dakota? The Senator from Alabama?
Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Alabama for his eloquence in laying out what is at stake in this budget debate we are having and for also pointing out, once again, that the budget before us in the Senate doesn't balance. In a way…
Mr. President, I come to the floor today to talk about the important budget debate we will have this week here in the Senate. We hope to get on that soon. We are disposing of some of last-year's budget work before that. But I think this is…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. King). Without objection, it is so ordered.
To wrap up and put this into perspective, Federal spending has increased nearly 20 percent since 2009. Sequestration, the across- the-board spending reductions which will occur under the sequester, amount to a reduction of 2.4 percent out…
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