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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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Nov 13, 2024

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 50, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 259 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell Cardin…

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Nov 12, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 256…

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Sep 25, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Scott), and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 78, nays 18, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

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Sep 25, 2024

Mr. President, when the history of the Biden-Harris administration is written, I suspect it will be defined by the historic inflation crisis that has characterized almost all 4 years of this Presidency. And it started almost right away…

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Sep 25, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Scott), and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 39, nays 56, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

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Sep 25, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Scott), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis), and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was…

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Sep 25, 2024

Madam 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. 5216 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

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Sep 25, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Scott), and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 58, nays 37, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

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Sep 24, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde- Smith), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan), and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was…

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Sep 24, 2024

Mr. President, as a Senator from a rural State and a former chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, expanding broadband access to rural areas has long been a priority of mine. I have done a lot of work on…

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Sep 23, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from Alaska…

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Sep 19, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis), and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was…

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