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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.
I will proceed accordingly and try to conclude this in 2\1/2\ minutes. That, unfortunately, does not give me enough time to say favorable things about the substitute of the Senator from Montana. But I do want to close the debate on this…
Madam President, could I inquire how much time we have on our side. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. There are 35\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Madam President, this amendment is, in my view, probably the most important thing that we can do for the economy right now. The Senator from Montana talked about job creation. Everybody in this Chamber cares about that. I think Democrats…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'')
Madam President, as provided for in the order, I now call up my amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from South Dakota [Mr. Thune] proposes an amendment numbered…
Madam President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 4(G)(3) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, I move to waive all applicable sections of those acts and applicable budget resolutions for…
I ask unanimous consent to add as cosponsors of this amendment Senators McConnell, McCain, Isakson, Bond, Enzi, Cornyn, Barrasso, Roberts, Coburn, Chambliss, Scott Brown, and Judd Gregg. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection…
Madam President, I yield 10 minutes to the Senator from Arizona. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. Madam President, I am pleased to be here to cosponsor and support my friend from South Dakota, Senator…
Madam President, in response to the comments of my colleague from Delaware, I do not think anybody is denigrating the quality of Federal employees. To the contrary. We are all Federal employees. We all know Federal employees. We are all…
Madam President, I simply offer that modification to my amendment to address the concern that every single Federal employee is going to be capped at some level for some foreseeable period of time. That is not the intention. In fact, what…
Madam President, may I inquire as to how much time remains on each side? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from South Dakota has 6 minutes, and the majority has 34 minutes.
Madam President, I will renew my request to so modify my amendment, and I appreciate the manager accepting that change. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is so modified. The modification…
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