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Thune: Senate Republicans Mark 100 Days of Accomplishments for the American People
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, Saturday will mark 100 days of the 119th Congress - and the Republican majority here in the Senate. “And it’s been a very productive 100 days. “We’ve had 14 weeks of the new Congress, and the Senate’s been in session and voting for 13 of those 14 weeks. “We had the longest continuous in-s… Continue Reading
04.02.25
Thune: Senate Republicans Work to End the Lawlessness at Our Borders
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, just over two weeks ago the Senate passed the HALT Fentanyl Act with bipartisan support. “As I said at the time, this bill joins other efforts to combat the fentanyl crisis that is taking so many lives in our country. “But now Democrats seem to want to take a step backward in that fight. … Continue Reading
03.13.25
Thune: We Are Just Getting Started
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “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. “Ten weeks that included late nights, weekend work, and eve… Continue Reading
03.12.25
Thune Discusses the HALT Fentanyl Act
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, yesterday I came to the floor to discuss the terrible human cost of fentanyl - the lives lost, the families changed, the futures destroyed. “In 2022, we lost 295 people a day to drug overdoses, the vast majority of them opioids - and specifically, fentanyl. “Twenty-two teenagers died each … Continue Reading
03.11.25
Thune: Senate Republicans Work to Stop Fentanyl From Taking More American Lives
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, Zach Didier was a good student, an athlete, and musician. “He was an Eagle Scout, starred in the school play, and he was hoping to attend Stanford University. “But two days after Christmas in 2020, Zach’s dad found him dead in his bedroom of fentanyl poisoning. “He was 17. “Zach and his… Continue Reading
03.06.25
Thune: The HALT Fentanyl Act Will Help Save Lives
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, in just a few short weeks, President Trump has restored order to the southern border. “If initial reports are accurate, approximately 8,450 illegal immigrants were apprehended trying to cross the border last month. “Not long ago, Border Patrol would sometimes apprehend that many illegal i… Continue Reading
