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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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Feb 9, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 75, nays 21, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Feb 9, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 56, nays 40, as follows…

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Feb 9, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 61, nays 35, as follows…

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Feb 9, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 72, nays 24, as follows…

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Feb 9, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 95, nays 2, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 44 Ex.] YEAS--95 Baldwin…

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Feb 8, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 68, nays 27, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 41 Ex.] YEAS--68 Baldwin…

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Feb 8, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 54, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 40 Ex.] YEAS--54 Baldwin…

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Feb 8, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 62, nays 34, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 38 Ex.] YEAS--62 Baldwin…

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Feb 8, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 55, nays 41, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 39 Ex.] YEAS--55 Baldwin…

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Feb 8, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The result was announced--yeas 66, nays 31, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 42 Ex.] YEAS--66 Baldwin…

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Feb 8, 2022

I just do not know why the Federal Government is wading into having children as young as 2 years old have a requirement, even when they are outside, to wear a mask.

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Feb 8, 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. 3596 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Feb 8, 2022

I don't need to tell anyone--except perhaps the Democratic Party here in Congress--that our country has a major inflation problem. The first year of the Biden administration has been characterized by a huge increase in inflation. Inflation…

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Feb 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. 3587 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Feb 7, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). The result was announced--yeas 55, nays 38, as follows…

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Feb 7, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). The result was announced--yeas 54, nays 39, as follows…

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Feb 3, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that I be able to complete my remarks. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Feb 3, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 70, nays 24, as follows…

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Feb 3, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), and the Senator…

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Feb 3, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from…

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Feb 3, 2022

I rise today to speak on a topic of global importance and mounting urgency, and that is Russia's continued aggression toward Ukraine. After months of shifting tens of thousands of troops and military equipment, some from its easternmost…

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Feb 3, 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. 3569 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Feb 3, 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. 3569 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Feb 2, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) would have voted ``nay.'' The…

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Feb 2, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from North Dakota (Mr…

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