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Wrapping Up the Summer Session of the Senate

Wrapping Up the Summer Session of the Senate

Senator John Thune Photo: WNAX


As the Senate wraps up their work before the six-week August break, South Dakota Senator John Thune made a floor speech outlining some of the progress made in this year’s session. He talked about a robo call control bill he sponsored….

Thune says through the Commerce Committee, which he chairs, there was more consideration of online privacy and data theft…

Thune also used the floor speech to push for passage of the USMCA trade deal…

Congress is set to return to Washington on September fourth.

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