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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 2, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven). Further, if present and…

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Feb 2, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), 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…

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Feb 2, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Florida…

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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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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. Cramer), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from North Dakota…

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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 yeas…

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Feb 2, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Danes), and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven). Further, if present and…

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Feb 2, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven). Further, if present and…

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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 1, 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 yeas…

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Feb 1, 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 noted ``nay''. The…

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Feb 1, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). Further, if present and…

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Feb 1, 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 1, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney). The result was announced--yeas 56, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 15 Ex.] YEAS--56 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper…

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Feb 1, 2022

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 59, nays 38, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 16 Ex.] YEAS--59 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Burr Cantwell Capito…

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Feb 1, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 55, nays 41, as follows…

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Feb 1, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The result was announced--yeas 61, nays 35, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Feb 1, 2022

we recently passed the 1-year anniversary of President Biden's inauguration. It is a natural time for taking stock of the first year of his Presidency. In President Biden, we were supposed to get a leader--a leader at home and on the world…

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Jan 31, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney), the Senator from Florida (Mr…

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Jan 20, 2022

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from…

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Jan 20, 2022

tomorrow, the streets of our Nation's Capital will be filled with Americans from across the country who have come to Washington, DC, to march for life. They come to nudge the conscience of our Nation, to remind all of us that every day in…

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Jan 19, 2022

later today, we expect the Democrat leader to force a vote on undermining the filibuster in hopes of forcing through a Federal election takeover to give his party an advantage in future elections. Make no mistake about it, that is what we…

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Jan 13, 2022

just a quick observation or two about what my colleagues from New Hampshire and Connecticut were just speaking to, and that is the issue of the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline. I intend to talk about another subject, but as I was listening to their…

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Jan 12, 2022

the Democrats' campaign to break the Senate continues. I want to read a quote: The ideologues in the Senate want to turn what the Founding Fathers called the cooling saucer of democracy into the rubber stamp of dictatorship. Not my…

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