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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 16, 2022

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. 5100 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Nov 16, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 62, nays 37, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 356 Leg.] YEAS--62 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr Cantwell…

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Nov 15, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse).- The result was announced--yeas 55, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 354 Ex.] YEAS--55 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper…

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Nov 15, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 62, nays 36, as follows…

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Nov 15, 2022

I want to begin my remarks this morning by first expressing my profound gratitude to the people of South Dakota for once again trusting me to serve as their Senator. I am deeply grateful to live in South Dakota and to represent the…

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Nov 14, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 353 Leg.] YEAS--51 Baldwin…

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Sep 29, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) would have voted…

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Sep 29, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). Further, if present and voting the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) would have voted…

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Sep 29, 2022

earlier this week, more than 71 years after he was killed in the Korean war, U.S. Army Private First Class Melvin J. Little Bear was returned home to McLaughlin, SD. In 1951, Private First Class Little Bear, a native of Standing Rock, was…

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Sep 29, 2022

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. 5023 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Sep 29, 2022

yesterday I came down to the floor to talk about where we are after nearly 2 years of Democrat control of Congress and the White House. We are, as I noted, in the midst of an inflation crisis with no end in sight. Our economy is weakening…

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Sep 28, 2022

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. 4969 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Sep 28, 2022

we are coming up now on 2 years of Democratic governance here in Washington, 2 years in which Democrats have controlled Congress and the White House, and the result of their 2 years in power is not encouraging. Economic insecurity is…

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Sep 27, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis), and the Senator from…

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Sep 22, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo). The result was announced--yeas 56, nays 40, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 348 Ex.] YEAS--56 Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr Cantwell Cardin Carper…

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Sep 22, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 49, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 346 Leg.] YEAS--49 Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper Casey…

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Sep 22, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee). The result was announced--yeas 60, nays 36, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 347 Ex.] YEAS--60 Barrasso Bennet Blackburn…

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Sep 22, 2022

I think there`s a process for declassifying documents. And I think it ought to be adhered to and followed. And I think that should apply to anybody who has access to or deals with classified information.

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Sep 22, 2022

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. 4939 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Sep 22, 2022

I thank the Senator from Rhode Island for yielding. I appreciate his kindness. I know he has got a lot to say on the subject, and hopefully he will be able to get back to it. Energy Madam President, I want to speak just a minute about the…

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Sep 21, 2022

on Sunday, the President appeared on ``60 minutes,'' where he was asked what he was going to do to help alleviate inflation in light of August's continued grim inflation news and the resulting stock market nosedive. The President's…

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Sep 21, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 58, nays 38, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

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Sep 21, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch). The result was announced--yeas 96, nays 0, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 342 Ex.] YEAS--96 Barrasso Bennet Blackburn…

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Sep 21, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch). The result was announced--yeas 60, nays 37, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 344 Ex.] YEAS--60 Barrasso Bennet…

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