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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.
a couple of weeks ago at a White House press briefing, the President's Press Secretary was asked why the President isn't doing anything on the border, given the fact that he has the authority to act unilaterally. And the White House Press…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 56, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 187 Ex.] YEAS--56 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell Cardin…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 57, nays 41, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 185 Ex.] YEAS--57 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell Cardin…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun). The result was announced--yeas 57, nays 41, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 186 Ex.] YEAS--57 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell Cardin…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun). The result was announced--yeas 81, nays 17, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 184 Ex.] YEAS--81 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Booker Boozman Brown Budd…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), the Senator from…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin). The result was announced--yeas 56, nays 39, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 181 Ex.] YEAS--56 Baldwin Bennet…
May is a month dedicated to honoring our military. We have Armed Forces Day, which we celebrated this past Saturday; Memorial Day, which will be observed on Monday; and the entire month is observed as Military Appreciation Month. Ronald…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Ricketts), and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The yeas and nays…
let me just say a word of welcome today to Pastor Adam Weber. You heard him offer the opening prayer today. I am very privileged to have him here, and Adam is someone whose family I have known for a long time. I sort of watched him grow…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 50, nays 44, as follows…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin). The result was announced--yeas 66, nays 28, as follows: [Rollcall…
last month, President Biden announced yet another student loan giveaway. Among other things, this latest scheme would waive accrued and capitalized interest for certain borrowers and, staggeringly, provide significant loan forgiveness for…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 56, nays 38, as follows…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from North…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Schmitt). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 66, nays 27, as follows…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Schmitt). The result was announced--yeas 66, nays 26, as follows: [Rollcall…
April border numbers came out last week, bringing us up to more than 1\1/2\ million migrant encounters at the southern border so far in fiscal year 2024--1\1/2\ million in just 7 months. Between official U.S. Customs and Border Protection…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 64, nays 29, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 175 Ex.] YEAS--64 Baldwin…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Florida (Mr…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy). The result was announced--yeas 90, nays 4, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley). The result was announced--yeas 60, nays 38, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 169 Leg.] YEAS--60 Barrasso Blackburn Booker Boozman Braun Britt Budd Capito…
I rise today, along with Senator Rounds, in support of the nomination of a distinguished South Dakotan, Judge Camela Theeler, who has been nominated to fill a vacancy at the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota. Judge…
this week is Police Week--a week to honor our Nation's law enforcement officers. These men and women have had a challenging few years. Unsurprisingly, calls to defund the police and attacks on the vital work that they do left a lot of…
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