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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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Nov 14, 2023

There are tens of billions of dollars available, and yet I met last week, or the week before, with our independent telephone co-ops in South Dakota, and not a single one was applying for any of that money, partly because of all the…

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Nov 14, 2023

It has been remarkable just the progress we have already made in precision agriculture.

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Nov 14, 2023

I think it is really important, and there is a bipartisan bill that I am working on that is focused on putting the right guardrails in place for the highest impact AI systems while also, at the same time, allowing for innovation.

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Nov 14, 2023

It has been remarkable just the progress we have already made in precision agriculture.

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Nov 14, 2023

I do think that the United States needs to stay in a lead role.

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Nov 14, 2023

I do think that the United States needs to stay in a lead role.

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Nov 14, 2023

There are tens of billions of dollars available, and yet I met last week, or the week before, with our independent telephone co-ops in South Dakota, and not a single one was applying for any of that money, partly because of all the…

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Nov 14, 2023

I think it is really important, and there is a bipartisan bill that I am working on that is focused on putting the right guardrails in place for the highest impact AI systems while also, at the same time, allowing for innovation.

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Nov 14, 2023

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 309 Leg.] YEAS--51 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell…

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Nov 14, 2023

Madam President, recent events--notably, Putin's war of aggression in Ukraine and Hamas's deadly October 7 attack on Israel-- have thrown the importance of national security into sharp relief. At its most basic level, of course, national…

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