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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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Jan 24, 2024

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 80, nays 17, as…

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Jan 24, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 79, nays 17, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 18 Ex.] YEAS--79 Baldwin…

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Jan 24, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 68, nays 29, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 19 Ex.] YEAS--68 Baldwin…

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Jan 23, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 79, nays 18, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 16 Ex.] YEAS--79 Baldwin…

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Jan 23, 2024

Mr. President, this past Saturday marked 3 years of the Biden administration. After 3 full years under President Biden, the question naturally arises, Is America better off? Are Americans better off? For a whole lot of Americans, the…

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Jan 23, 2024

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 79, nays 19, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 15 Ex.] YEAS--79 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Booker Boozman Britt…

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Jan 23, 2024

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 91, nays 7, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 14 Ex.] YEAS--91 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Booker…

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Jan 23, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) would have voted…

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Jan 22, 2024

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from…

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Jan 18, 2024

Madam President, as they have for 50 years now--in rain, in cold, sunshine and snow--pro-life Americans will take to the streets of Washington, DC, tomorrow to march for life. They come by the tens of thousands from all across the country…

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Jan 18, 2024

Madam President, I further ask that the concurrent resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

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Jan 18, 2024

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 25. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk…

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