Serious leaders demonstrate the ability to act in a fair and impartial manner.
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.
In Ms. Sohn, President Biden has nominated someone who cannot fulfill part of the responsibilities of FCC commissioner, and whose record strongly suggests that she cannot be relied upon to fulfill any of her responsibilities in an…
I hope that you will--that the agency will double down when it comes to just dealing with prioritizing taxpayer services.
Ms. Sohn is interested in reinstituting the Obama era, heavy handed net neutrality rules.
I urge all my colleagues, for those reasons and many others... to join me in opposing the nominee.
Recent ATC issues at airports across the country have certainly highlighted the need for modernization.
It would require the IRS to submit to Congress a detailed spending plan annually.
During my time as Chairman of this committee, we considered and enacted the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.
So, as this committee looks toward developing this FAA reauthorization bill, do you believe there are opportunities for the FAA to incorporate adaptive or dynamic airspace management technologies into its NextGen initiative?
The IG report, the whole point was to scuttle a bipartisan deal on Lifeline.
serious leaders demonstrate the ability to act in a fair and impartial manner. You have not.
I urge all my colleagues, for those reasons and many others which I am sure we will get into, to join me in opposing the nominee before us.
I think what perhaps it is a proxy on is the partisanship with which you approach not only that issue but every other issue.
Your long record, I would say a virulent partisanship has raised a number of questions as to whether or not you can serve as an impartial Commissioner.
In Ms. Sohn, President Biden has nominated someone who cannot fulfill part of the responsibilities of FCC commissioner, and whose record strongly suggests that she cannot be relied upon to fulfill any of her responsibilities in an…
Ms. Sohn is interested in reinstituting the Obama era, heavy handed net neutrality rules that were reversed under then FCC Chairman Pai in 2017.
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 9 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 10 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…
on Tuesday, President Biden delivered his State of the Union Address to Congress, and in this time of divided government, I was glad to see the President making more than one nod to bipartisanship. I do think this moment, with power split…
Senator Lujan and I are working to introduce our proposal to improve the effectiveness and timeliness of disaster programs for livestock producers.
It is critically important that the next farm bill provides a strong safety net and risk management tools that allow farmers and ranchers to continue working to feed and fuel our Nation and the world.





