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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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Mar 8, 2023

Thank you, Madam Chair, for holding this important hearing today and to examine FAA's implementation of the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act.

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Mar 8, 2023

This bill seeks to improve the BIA land title procedures for home loans on trust lands.

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Mar 8, 2023

So in drafting the bill, Senator Warner and I worked to address the concerns of incumbent users of the NAS.

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Mar 8, 2023

Thank you, Madam Chair, for holding this important hearing today and to examine FAA's implementation of the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act.

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Mar 8, 2023

I, too, want to acknowledge the great work of the Senator from Tennessee, Senator Hagerty, on this matter on which we will be voting later this afternoon. It has to do with the issue of DC crime. I think he has touched a nerve in a way…

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Mar 8, 2023

This bill seeks to improve the BIA land title procedures for home loans on trust lands.

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Mar 8, 2023

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch). The result was announced--yeas 81, nays 14, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 49 Leg.] YEAS--81 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Boozman Braun Britt…

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Mar 7, 2023

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso). The result was announced--yeas 59, nays 37, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 41 Ex.] YEAS--59 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Capito Cardin…

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Mar 7, 2023

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 62, nays 34, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 46 Ex.] YEAS--62 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Capito…

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Mar 7, 2023

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso). The result was announced--yeas 59, nays 37, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 45 Ex.] YEAS--59 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Capito Cardin…

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Mar 7, 2023

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 58, nays 37, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 44 Ex.] YEAS--58 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Capito…

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Mar 7, 2023

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 57, nays 39, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 42 Ex.] YEAS--57 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Capito…

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Mar 7, 2023

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso). The result was announced--yeas 56, nays 39, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 43 Ex.] YEAS--56 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Capito Cardin…

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Mar 7, 2023

This bill seeks to improve the BIA land title procedures for home loans on trust lands.

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Mar 7, 2023

Thank you, Madam Chair, for holding this important hearing today and to examine FAA's implementation of the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act.

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Mar 7, 2023

So in drafting the bill, Senator Warner and I worked to address the concerns of incumbent users of the NAS.

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Mar 7, 2023

at the end of last week, I joined several of my Republican colleagues to travel down to our southern border. It was my second visit to the border during the Biden administration--my third overall. My first during the Biden administration…

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Mar 6, 2023

I don't know how you want to describe it, but it was -- it was an attack on the Capitol.

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Mar 6, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 59, nays 35, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Mar 2, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis), and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville). Further, if present and…

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Mar 2, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford), and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran). The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

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Mar 2, 2023

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville). The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 41, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Mar 2, 2023

if you ask any Republican what kind of energy policy he or she supports, you will likely hear the phrase ``an `all of the above' energy policy.'' Today, I want to take a minute to talk about, first, what we mean by an all-of-the-above…

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Mar 1, 2023

I would just encourage you to improve collaboration with the advisory board, the counties, the States, who I think have a wealth of information and insight to bring to the table when it comes to the plan revision process.

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Mar 1, 2023

We welcome conversations with you and your staff about flexibilities you feel we have that we are not extending.

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