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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 10, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The result was announced--yeas 19, nays 80, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 73 Leg.] YEAS--19 Blumenthal Brown Carper Heinrich Hirono Leahy Lee Lujan…

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Mar 10, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 35, nays 64, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Mar 10, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 68, nays 31, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Mar 10, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or change their vote? The result was announced--yeas 35, nays 64, as…

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Mar 10, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The result was announced--yeas 80, nays 19, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 74 Ex.] YEAS--80 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr…

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Mar 10, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50, as follows…

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Mar 10, 2022

the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to escalate. Americans who walked by a newsstand on Monday were met with the wrenching picture of a Ukrainian family killed by Russian shelling, a mom and her two children struck down as they…

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Mar 8, 2022

it took several months and the worst inflation in 40 years, but finally--finally--Democrats are acknowledging that we have an inflation problem. The President actually acknowledged inflation in the State of the Union last week. But…

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Mar 8, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…

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Mar 8, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Inflation

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Mar 8, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 78, nays 19, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 72 Ex.] YEAS--78 Baldwin…

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Mar 8, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 68, nays 30, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 70 Leg.] YEAS--68 Baldwin…

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Mar 7, 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. 3768 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Mar 3, 2022

as of January, energy prices were up 27 percent across the board. Gas prices were up 40 percent from a year ago. Natural gas was up 24 percent. Fuel oil was up 46 percent. High energy prices have a huge impact on our economy. Obviously…

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Mar 3, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or change their vote…

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Mar 2, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 67 Leg.] YEAS--49 Barrasso Blackburn Blunt Boozman Braun Burr Capito Cassidy…

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Mar 2, 2022

last night, President Biden delivered his State of the Union Address. While the President tried to put a positive spin on things, the truth of the matter is the United States is not thriving under Democratic control. On the economic front…

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Mar 1, 2022

This is a critically important agency with a wide swath of jurisdiction in areas that are critically important to our economy.

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Mar 1, 2022

over the past week, the world has watched in horror as once again an imperialist Russia sets its sights on a sovereign nation in Eastern Europe. Vladimir Putin's unjustified and unjustifiable war of aggression has already left hundreds…

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Mar 1, 2022

I am a big believer in free markets, but in order for free markets to work there has got to be competition.

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Feb 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. 3709 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Feb 28, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 46, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Feb 28, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 74, nays 20, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Feb 17, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney). The result was…

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Feb 17, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney). The result was…

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