Dec 1, 2011
Mr. President, there are a lot of Republicans here who agree with one of the basic principles in the Democratic bill; that is, there is no reason why people ought to suffer even more than they already are from the President's failure to…
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 1, 2011
This doesn't have anything to do with the managers' package. Mr. McCAIN. It is agreeable on both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, the amendment, as modified, is agreed to. The amendment (No. 1087), as…
Dec 1, 2011
Madam President, yesterday a number of us--I think the number now is somewhere in the 37-to-38 ballpark of Senators-- introduced legislation to expedite consideration of the Keystone XL Pipeline. What is interesting to me about all of this…
Nov 10, 2011
Mr. President, in honor of Veterans Day and the men and women of the Armed Forces and their families I ask unanimous consent that this poem penned by Albert Caswell be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was…
Nov 9, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Net Neutrality Order
Nov 9, 2011
Mr. President, I rise today in support of S.J. Res. 6, a resolution of disapproval of the FCC's net neutrality order. Over the last 2 years, the Federal Communications Commission put forward a variety of what are considered net neutrality…
Nov 2, 2011
I would say to our colleague from Wyoming, who is a physician and has a lot of experience on these issues, who comes down every week with a second opinion talking about all the various issues regarding the health care bill--the more recent…
Nov 2, 2011
Too often, the practice around here is focused on the short term, the near term, the gain, to be able to have some sort of political victory at the expense of what is in the best interests of this country and our children and…
Nov 2, 2011
We have to quit making promises we cannot keep. What we are seeing today in Europe and the meltdown that is occurring in the economies over there is a result of too many promises that were made, too much government debt, governments that…
Nov 2, 2011
We all saw this coming and we tried our best to prevent it, but now we know and we have these statements that came out as part of the report that was done by the House and Senate, an investigative report called the CLASS Act, the untold…
Nov 2, 2011
Mr. President, I appreciate the objection of the Senator from West Virginia and I appreciate his comments about the importance of long-term care. I agree, it is something we need to address in this country. There are other ideas out there…
Nov 2, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be discharged from further consideration of S. 720 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration; that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to…
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