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Dec. 10, 2024
Thune: Republicans Will End Biden’s Dangerous Open-Border Policies
Sen. John Thune
Nov. 20, 2024
Thune: The Days of the Biden Border Crisis Are Numbered
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 18, 2024
Thune: Biden and Harris Own Four Record-Breaking Years of Illegal Immigration
Sen. John Thune
July 11, 2024
Biden’s Border Crisis Makes Americans Less Safe
Sen. John Thune
March 7, 2024
Thune: Americans are Pessimistic About the State of the Union
Sen. John Thune
March 6, 2024
Thune: President Biden Has the Power to Fix His Self-Made Border Crisis
Sen. John Thune
Jan. 23, 2024
Thune: Americans Are Worse Off Under President Biden
Sen. John Thune
Jan. 18, 2024
Thune to Stuart Varney: Border Security Requires Parole Reform
Sen. John Thune
Jan. 17, 2024
Thune: Congress Must Act to Fix Biden's Border Crisis
Sen. John Thune
Jan. 10, 2024
Biden's Border Crisis: Coming to a City Near You
Sen. John Thune
Jan. 9, 2024
Thune: Southern Border Security Package Must Include Reforms to Asylum, Parole Systems
Sen. John Thune
Dec. 19, 2023
Thune to Senate Democrats: No Border Security, No Deal
Sen. John Thune
Dec. 19, 2023
Thune on Fox News: Biden's Border Crisis Was a Policy Choice
Sen. John Thune
Dec. 13, 2023
Thune: Democrats' Refusal to Secure the Southern Border Holds up Aid for U.S. Allies
Sen. John Thune
Dec. 7, 2023
Thune: National Security Debate Incomplete Without Addressing Southern Border
Sen. John Thune
Nov. 1, 2023
Thune: Biden's Border Policies Threaten Our National Security
Sen. John Thune
Oct. 19, 2023
Thune: Border Security is National Security
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 27, 2023
Thune Discusses Biden's Border Blunders
Sen. John Thune
Aug. 2, 2023
Thune, Ricketts, Hickenlooper Introduce Bill to Address Seasonal Labor Needs
Sen. John Thune
May 11, 2023
Thune: Biden's Border Crisis Turns Into Full-Blown Catastrophe
Sen. John Thune
March 10, 2023
Thune, Tillis, Lankford, Moran Introduce Bill to Close Loophole That Blocks Deportation of Violent Criminals
Sen. John Thune, ...
March 7, 2023
Thune Discusses Disastrous Situation at U.S. Southern Border
Sen. John Thune
March 7, 2023
Thune Discusses Disastrous Situation at U.S. Southern Border
Sen. John Thune
Dec. 12, 2022
Tweet - "The crisis at our southern border is appalling. Border Patrol is overwhelmed, local police departments are stretched thin, and border facilities & private shelters are beyond capacity. This is unacceptable."
Sen. John Thune
Dec. 1, 2022
Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Cassidy, Hagerty, Colleagues Demand Answers from Biden Administration on Failure to File Court Documents for Illegal Immigrants
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
July 29, 2022
Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Crack Down on Illegal Immigration and Asylum Abuse
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
July 14, 2022
Tweet - "The Biden administration's open border policies are a greenlight to border crossers and a cash cow for the cartels, human traffickers, and drug smugglers that rake in millions while putting migrants through life-threatening conditions with little consequence."
Sen. John Thune
June 16, 2022
Tweet - "Washington Democrats keep setting records: - high gas prices - inflation - illegal border crossings Their vision for America's future couldn't be more different from Republicans'."
Sen. John Thune
June 15, 2022
Rounds, Inhofe Introduce Legislation to Close Illegal Immigrant "Catch and Release" Loophole
Sen. Mike Rounds
May 27, 2022
Lankford, Colleagues Want to Fix Loophole Allowing Illegal Criminals to Remain in the US
Sen. John Thune, ...
May 26, 2022
Thune, Cassidy, Moran, Tillis, Lankford Introduce Legislation to Close Loophole That Allows Illegal Immigrant Criminals to Remain in the United States
Sen. John Thune
May 19, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States, Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Hon. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Bipartisan Group Renews Call on Biden Administration to Leave Title 42 in Place, Bring Golden's Bill Up for a Vote
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
May 2, 2022
Tweet - Biden was warned: -his hostility to U.S. energy would drive up prices -his weak immigration policies would create a border crisis -his hasty withdrawal from AFG would lead to a collapse -his reckless spending would worsen inflation He's led America into crisis after crisis."
Sen. John Thune
April 28, 2022
Tweet - "The Biden border crisis is the worst in American history, with 2 million border crossings last year alone, and the responsibility lies directly with the White House."
Sen. John Thune
April 13, 2022
Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Johnson Opposes DHS Decision to Rescind Expedited Removal
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
April 7, 2022
Tweet - "Even Democrats agree: Axing this policy will lead to a massive surge in illegal border crossings. The admin should *at the very least* have a plan in place to address the inevitable and predictable results. Our bipartisan bill"
Sen. John Thune
April 7, 2022
Tweet - "Joined @MarthaMacCallum on @FoxNews to discuss my bipartisan bill that would prevent the Biden admin from lifting Title 42 border restrictions without a coherent plan to stop the inevitable surge of migrants."
Sen. John Thune
April 7, 2022
Thune Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Biden Administration to Abandon Reckless Border Policies
Sen. John Thune
April 6, 2022
Thune: Administration's Policies Make Biden Border Crisis Worse
Sen. John Thune
April 5, 2022
Thune: Biden's Bloated Budget Full of Misplaced Priorities
Sen. John Thune
April 1, 2022
Thune on Fox News: Ending Title 42 Policies at the Border is Insanity
Sen. John Thune
March 30, 2022
Tweet - "In their own words: The Biden administration knows that repealing Title 42 without fully considering the consequences will make the border crisis worse."
Sen. John Thune
March 28, 2022
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Hoeven Presses DHS For Plan to Secure Southern Border Should Administration Revoke Title 42
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
March 24, 2022
Thune: Biden Must Address the Border Crisis
Sen. John Thune
March 24, 2022
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Daines to Biden: Current Number of Historic Illegal Crossings Will Look Like Small Potatoes If You End Yet Another Trump Policy
Sen. John Thune, ...
March 22, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Collins, King Join Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Urging Administration to Help Unite Ukrainian Children with American Adoptive Families
Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 28, 2022
Tweet - "Inflation is at a 40-year high, there's chaos at our southern border, & Ukraine is under attack, yet @SenSchumer & Washington Dems have decided to prioritize a bill that would virtually green light abortion on demand. Disgusting & more time wasted on a far-left, radical agenda."
Sen. John Thune
Feb. 16, 2022
Thune: Biden's Border Crisis Affecting Communities in South Dakota
Sen. John Thune
Feb. 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Martin Walsh, U.S. Department of Labor - Sen. Cramer, Bipartisan Colleagues Call for More H-2B Visas to Support Seasonal Small Businesses
Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Warner, Kaine Urge Biden Administration to Ensure Virginia Seafood Processors Receive Necessary Visas
Sen. John Thune, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Dec. 10, 2024
Thune: Republicans Will End Biden’s Dangerous Open-Border Policies
Sen.John Thune
Nov. 20, 2024
Thune: The Days of the Biden Border Crisis Are Numbered
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 18, 2024
Thune: Biden and Harris Own Four Record-Breaking Years of Illegal Immigration
Sen.John Thune
July 11, 2024
Biden’s Border Crisis Makes Americans Less Safe
Sen.John Thune
March 7, 2024
Thune: Americans are Pessimistic About the State of the Union
Sen.John Thune
March 6, 2024
Thune: President Biden Has the Power to Fix His Self-Made Border Crisis
Sen.John Thune
Jan. 23, 2024
Thune: Americans Are Worse Off Under President Biden
Sen.John Thune
Jan. 18, 2024
Thune to Stuart Varney: Border Security Requires Parole Reform
Sen.John Thune
Jan. 17, 2024
Thune: Congress Must Act to Fix Biden's Border Crisis
Sen.John Thune
Jan. 10, 2024
Biden's Border Crisis: Coming to a City Near You
Sen.John Thune
Jan. 9, 2024
Thune: Southern Border Security Package Must Include Reforms to Asylum, Parole Systems
Sen.John Thune
Dec. 19, 2023
Thune to Senate Democrats: No Border Security, No Deal
Sen.John Thune
Dec. 19, 2023
Thune on Fox News: Biden's Border Crisis Was a Policy Choice
Sen.John Thune
Dec. 13, 2023
Thune: Democrats' Refusal to Secure the Southern Border Holds up Aid for U.S. Allies
Sen.John Thune
Dec. 7, 2023
Thune: National Security Debate Incomplete Without Addressing Southern Border
Sen.John Thune
Nov. 1, 2023
Thune: Biden's Border Policies Threaten Our National Security
Sen.John Thune
Oct. 19, 2023
Thune: Border Security is National Security
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 27, 2023
Thune Discusses Biden's Border Blunders
Sen.John Thune
Aug. 2, 2023
Thune, Ricketts, Hickenlooper Introduce Bill to Address Seasonal Labor Needs
Sen.John Thune
May 11, 2023
Thune: Biden's Border Crisis Turns Into Full-Blown Catastrophe
Sen.John Thune
March 10, 2023
Thune, Tillis, Lankford, Moran Introduce Bill to Close Loophole That Blocks Deportation of Violent Criminals
Sen.John Thune, ...
March 7, 2023
Thune Discusses Disastrous Situation at U.S. Southern Border
Sen.John Thune
March 7, 2023
Thune Discusses Disastrous Situation at U.S. Southern Border
Sen.John Thune
Dec. 12, 2022
Tweet - "The crisis at our southern border is appalling. Border Patrol is overwhelmed, local police departments are stretched thin, and border facilities & private shelters are beyond capacity. This is unacceptable."
Sen.John Thune
Dec. 1, 2022
Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Cassidy, Hagerty, Colleagues Demand Answers from Biden Administration on Failure to File Court Documents for Illegal Immigrants
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
July 29, 2022
Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Crack Down on Illegal Immigration and Asylum Abuse
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
July 14, 2022
Tweet - "The Biden administration's open border policies are a greenlight to border crossers and a cash cow for the cartels, human traffickers, and drug smugglers that rake in millions while putting migrants through life-threatening conditions with little consequence."
Sen.John Thune
June 16, 2022
Tweet - "Washington Democrats keep setting records: - high gas prices - inflation - illegal border crossings Their vision for America's future couldn't be more different from Republicans'."
Sen.John Thune
June 15, 2022
Rounds, Inhofe Introduce Legislation to Close Illegal Immigrant "Catch and Release" Loophole
Sen.Mike Rounds
May 27, 2022
Lankford, Colleagues Want to Fix Loophole Allowing Illegal Criminals to Remain in the US
Sen.John Thune, ...
May 26, 2022
Thune, Cassidy, Moran, Tillis, Lankford Introduce Legislation to Close Loophole That Allows Illegal Immigrant Criminals to Remain in the United States
Sen.John Thune
May 19, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States, Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Hon. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Bipartisan Group Renews Call on Biden Administration to Leave Title 42 in Place, Bring Golden's Bill Up for a Vote
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
May 2, 2022
Tweet - Biden was warned: -his hostility to U.S. energy would drive up prices -his weak immigration policies would create a border crisis -his hasty withdrawal from AFG would lead to a collapse -his reckless spending would worsen inflation He's led America into crisis after crisis."
Sen.John Thune
April 28, 2022
Tweet - "The Biden border crisis is the worst in American history, with 2 million border crossings last year alone, and the responsibility lies directly with the White House."
Sen.John Thune
April 13, 2022
Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Johnson Opposes DHS Decision to Rescind Expedited Removal
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
April 7, 2022
Tweet - "Even Democrats agree: Axing this policy will lead to a massive surge in illegal border crossings. The admin should *at the very least* have a plan in place to address the inevitable and predictable results. Our bipartisan bill"
Sen.John Thune
April 7, 2022
Tweet - "Joined @MarthaMacCallum on @FoxNews to discuss my bipartisan bill that would prevent the Biden admin from lifting Title 42 border restrictions without a coherent plan to stop the inevitable surge of migrants."
Sen.John Thune
April 7, 2022
Thune Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Biden Administration to Abandon Reckless Border Policies
Sen.John Thune
April 6, 2022
Thune: Administration's Policies Make Biden Border Crisis Worse
Sen.John Thune
April 5, 2022
Thune: Biden's Bloated Budget Full of Misplaced Priorities
Sen.John Thune
April 1, 2022
Thune on Fox News: Ending Title 42 Policies at the Border is Insanity
Sen.John Thune
March 30, 2022
Tweet - "In their own words: The Biden administration knows that repealing Title 42 without fully considering the consequences will make the border crisis worse."
Sen.John Thune
March 28, 2022
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Hoeven Presses DHS For Plan to Secure Southern Border Should Administration Revoke Title 42
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
March 24, 2022
Thune: Biden Must Address the Border Crisis
Sen.John Thune
March 24, 2022
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Daines to Biden: Current Number of Historic Illegal Crossings Will Look Like Small Potatoes If You End Yet Another Trump Policy
Sen.John Thune, ...
March 22, 2022
Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Collins, King Join Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Urging Administration to Help Unite Ukrainian Children with American Adoptive Families
Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 28, 2022
Tweet - "Inflation is at a 40-year high, there's chaos at our southern border, & Ukraine is under attack, yet @SenSchumer & Washington Dems have decided to prioritize a bill that would virtually green light abortion on demand. Disgusting & more time wasted on a far-left, radical agenda."
Sen.John Thune
Feb. 16, 2022
Thune: Biden's Border Crisis Affecting Communities in South Dakota
Sen.John Thune
Feb. 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Martin Walsh, U.S. Department of Labor - Sen. Cramer, Bipartisan Colleagues Call for More H-2B Visas to Support Seasonal Small Businesses
Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Warner, Kaine Urge Biden Administration to Ensure Virginia Seafood Processors Receive Necessary Visas
Sen.John Thune, ...
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