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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.
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), and the Senator from Alaska…
The first bill I will talk about is the Livestock Regulatory Protection Act, which would ensure EPA cannot establish a new cow tax.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Capito, for holding today's legislative hearing to consider the Livestock Regulatory Protection Act.
I question the need for an even greater increase in EPA power and appropriations in light of the recent spending.
The FBI needs to provide answers as to why they raided the home of a former American president.
I call up my amendment No. 5472 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: A Senator from South Dakota [Mr. Thune] proposes an amendment numbered 5472 to…
we are somehow continuing to consider the Democrats' grab bag of bad ideas, otherwise known--I would say, misleadingly--as the Inflation Reduction Act. Let's start with the bill's title. It gets you feeling somewhat hopeful, doesn't it…
I ask unanimous consent that all remaining votes be 10 minutes in duration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from South Carolina. Motion to Commit
Democrats say that the book minimum tax will apply only to very large corporations with a 3-year average financial statement income in excess of $1 billion, but as their bill is currently proposed--and this change occurred basically in the…
I would urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. The amendment we just voted on and passed has an offset in there, and it is a provision that works very, very well and covers getting rid of this tax on private equity on small…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch)…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Blackburn). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or change their vote? The result was announced--yeas 1, nays 98…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 49, nays 50, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 300 Leg.] YEAS--49 Barrasso Blackburn Blunt Boozman Braun Burr Capito Cassidy…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby). The result was announced--yeas 1, nays 97, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 308 Leg.] YEAS--1 Sanders NAYS--97 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby). The result was announced--yeas 5, nays 94, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 310 Leg.] YEAS--5 Baldwin Collins Ossoff Sanders Warnock NAYS--94 Barrasso Bennet…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), the Senator from Kansas (Mr…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 283 Leg.] YEAS--50 Barrasso Blackburn Blunt Boozman Braun Burr Capito Cassidy…
The following Senator are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn). The result was announced--yeas 67, nays 29, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 284 Ex.] YEAS--67 Baldwin Bennet…
last week, Democrats unveiled their so- called Inflation Reduction Act, a bill that will do nothing to reduce inflation but will double down on Democrats' wasteful government spending, along with imposing hundreds of billions of dollars in…
``You don't want to take money out of the economy when the economy is shrinking.'' ``You don't want to take money out of the economy when the economy is shrinking.'' Those aren't my words. Those were the words of the current Democratic…
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. 4755 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) would have voted ``yea.'' The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 95, nays 1, as follows…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) would have voted ``no.'' The result was announced--yeas 10, nays 87, as follows…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) would have voted ``yea.'' The result was…
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