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John Thune

Senator for South Dakota · Republican · United States

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

“Around this time last year, during Democrats' record-long government shutdown, Senate Democrats were working to end this program. I am curious if the Democrat leader would like to claw back the $212 million that rural healthcare providers in New York are going to receive from this program this year.”

Senate29 September 2026Source ↗

“Well, perhaps the Democrat leader should check in with his State's Governor, who said of a recent $76 million investment from this program: These investments will bring rural hospitals, health centers and community providers together to strengthen regional health care networks and make it easier for New Yorkers to get the care they need c…”

Senate29 September 2026Source ↗

“This funding will help expand crisis services and build out our State's workforce in behavioral healthcare, and it comes after another announcement in August of funding to modernize technology and strengthen cyber security at rural healthcare providers in South Dakota, an initiative that will not only modernize care in my State but also s…”

Senate29 September 2026Source ↗

“Mr. President, we are coming to the end of the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program. This multiyear initiative created in Republicans' Working Families Tax Cut legislation will invest $50 billion in all 50 States to put rural healthcare providers on a more sustainable footing for the future.”

Senate29 September 2026Source ↗

“In the words of South Dakota Secretary of Health Melissa Magstadt, ``the initiatives that we've developed came strictly from the assessments we had, the expert input we garnered, and what citizens themselves said they needed in the community.'' That is exactly how the Rural Health Transformation Program is supposed to work, and it is not…”

Senate29 September 2026Source ↗

“Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following resolutions, which are at the desk: S. Res. 922, S. Res. 923, S. Res. 924, S. Res. 925, S. Res. 926, S. Res. 927, and S. Res. 928. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolutions en bloc. Mr.”

Senate29 September 2026Source ↗

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  1. “Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 27; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and morning business be closed; and notwithstanding rule XXII, the Senate proceed to legislative session and resume consideration of Calendar No. 34, S.J. Res.”

    Senate26 March 2025Source ↗

  2. “Mr. President, 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. 1144 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.”

    Senate26 March 2025Source ↗

  3. “The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 120) recognizing Girl Scouts of the United States of America on its 113th birthday and celebrating its founder, Juliette Gordon Low, and the legacy of providing girls with a secure and inclusive space where they can explore their world, build meaningful relationships, and have access to experiences that prepare them for a life of leadership. There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution. Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.”

    Senate26 March 2025Source ↗

  4. “Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 120.”

    Senate26 March 2025Source ↗

  5. “Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following resolutions which are at the desk: S. Res. 140, S. Res. 141, S. Res. 142. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolutions en bloc. Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc.”

    Senate26 March 2025Source ↗

  6. “President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, at a time to be determined by the majority leader, following consultation with the Democrat leader, no earlier than Tuesday, April 1, S.J. Res. 37 be discharged from the Committee on Finance and the Senate proceed to its consideration; further, that there be 6 hours for debate only, with the time equally divided between the leaders or their designees, on the joint resolution; and that following the use or yielding back of that time, the joint resolution be read a third time and the Senate vote on the joint resolution.”

    Senate26 March 2025Source ↗

  7. “I move to proceed to Calendar No. 27, H.J. Res. 25.”

    Senate26 March 2025Source ↗

  8. “Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume legislative session.”

    Senate26 March 2025Source ↗

  9. “I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues to deliver the updated legislation that farmers and ranchers need. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.”

    Senate26 March 2025Source ↗

  10. “Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”

    Senate26 March 2025Source ↗

  11. “Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:14 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 10 a.m. ____________________”

    Senate24 March 2025Source ↗

  12. “I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m.”

    Senate24 March 2025Source ↗

  13. “I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to; the preamble be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.”

    Senate24 March 2025Source ↗

  14. “Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 134, which is at the desk.”

    Senate24 March 2025Source ↗

  15. “Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume legislative session and be in a period of morning business with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.”

    Senate24 March 2025Source ↗

  16. “Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.”

    Senate24 March 2025Source ↗

  17. “Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 51.”

    Senate24 March 2025Source ↗

  18. “Mr. President, I move to proceed to legislative session.”

    Senate24 March 2025Source ↗

  19. “Confirming nominations, lifting burdensome regulations, laying the ground work for tax and border security legislation, I look forward to another busy work period ahead. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.”

    Senate24 March 2025Source ↗

  20. “Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”

    Senate24 March 2025Source ↗

  21. “Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls with respect to the Phelan and Landau nominations be waived.”

    Senate14 March 2025Source ↗

  22. “Mr. President, we have already locked in 10-minute votes for the balance of the number of votes, but if people stay here in their seats, we can execute that a lot more quickly.”

    Senate14 March 2025Source ↗

  23. “Mr. President, for information of all Senators, there will be up to nine rollcall votes. I will ask unanimous consent that all votes following the first vote be 10 minutes in length, and that if Senators will stay in their seats, we should be able to get them done even more quickly than that. Everybody be here after this first vote. These are going to be 10-minute votes.”

    Senate14 March 2025Source ↗

  24. “Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.”

    Senate14 March 2025Source ↗

  25. “Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”

    Senate14 March 2025Source ↗

  26. “We are going to have a debate, consider amendments, and vote; and we are going to try to avoid the end-of-year pileup in continuing resolutions that I know we are all tired of. Another continuing resolution--another CR--was nobody's first choice, but I can tell you this: The next time the Senate votes on an appropriations bill, it won't be on the eve of another shutdown. So I appreciate my colleagues' support for this continuing resolution, and I look forward to a much better process for fiscal year 2026. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.”

    Senate14 March 2025Source ↗

  27. “Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.”

    Senate14 March 2025Source ↗

  28. “Madam President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 8:13 p.m., adjourned until Friday, March 14, 2025, at 10 a.m. ____________________”

    Senate13 March 2025Source ↗

  29. “Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m., Friday, March 14, 2025; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and morning business be closed, and notwithstanding rule XXII, the Senate proceed to executive session and resume consideration of Calendar No.”

    Senate13 March 2025Source ↗

  30. “Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, and at a time to be determined by the majority leader, in consultation with the Democratic leader, on Friday, March 14, the Senate resume consideration of Calendar No. 18, S. 331; further, that all postcloture time on the bill be expired and the Grassley amendment No.”

    Senate13 March 2025Source ↗

  31. “There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution. Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.”

    Senate13 March 2025Source ↗

  32. “Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be discharged and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 72.”

    Senate13 March 2025Source ↗

  33. “Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume legislative session and be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.”

    Senate13 March 2025Source ↗

  34. “Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 41.”

    Senate13 March 2025Source ↗

  35. “Mr. President, I move to proceed to legislative session.”

    Senate13 March 2025Source ↗

  36. “1156) to amend the CARES Act to extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain unemployment programs, and for other purposes. Mr. THUNE. In order to place the bills on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I would object to further proceeding en bloc.”

    Senate13 March 2025Source ↗

  37. “Mr. President, I understand there are bills at the desk due a second reading.”

    Senate13 March 2025Source ↗

  38. “Mr. President, Senators have been seeing a lot of each other lately--in fact, too much, some might say. The Senate is hopefully about to wrap up its 10th consecutive week in session--the Senate's longest in-session stretch in over 15 years--10 weeks that includes late nights, weekend work, and even an all-night session. We have a lot of accomplishments to report back to our constituents when we are back in our States next week. The Senate has confirmed 21 members of President Trump's Cabinet, and we have done it at the fastest pace since 2001.”

    Senate13 March 2025Source ↗

  39. “Mr. President, as the expression goes, it is time for Democrats to fish or cut bait. We have 2 days until government funding expires. Democrats need to decide if they are going to support funding legislation that came over from the House or if they are going to shut down the government. So far, it is looking like they plan to shut it down. The Democratic leader came to the floor, yesterday afternoon, and had the nerve to complain about the House bill.”

    Senate13 March 2025Source ↗

  40. “Madam President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:31 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 10 a.m. ____________________”

    Senate12 March 2025Source ↗

  41. “Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m., Thursday, March 13; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and morning business be closed, and the Senate resume consideration of Calendar No.”

    Senate12 March 2025Source ↗

  42. “1156) to amend the CARES Act to extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain unemployment programs, and for other purposes. Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I now ask for a second reading, and I object to my own request en bloc.”

    Senate12 March 2025Source ↗

  43. “Madam President, I understand that there are two bills at the desk and ask for their first reading en bloc.”

    Senate12 March 2025Source ↗

  44. “Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume legislative session and be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.”

    Senate12 March 2025Source ↗

  45. “Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.”

    Senate12 March 2025Source ↗

  46. “Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 36.”

    Senate12 March 2025Source ↗

  47. “Madam President, I move to proceed to legislative session.”

    Senate12 March 2025Source ↗

  48. “Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.”

    Senate12 March 2025Source ↗

  49. “Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 35.”

    Senate12 March 2025Source ↗

  50. “Madam President, I move to proceed to legislative session.”

    Senate12 March 2025Source ↗

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