John Thune Highlights 100 Days of Republican Senate Successes

Productive First 100 Days

• 🗓️ Saturday marks 100 days of the 119th Congress and the Republican majority in the Senate, characterized as a very productive period.
• ⏱️ The Senate has been in session and voting for 13 out of 14 weeks, including a 10-week continuous session, the longest in 15 years.
• 🗳️ The Senate has taken over 200 votes, the most at this point in a new Congress since at least the Reagan era.

Key Legislative Achievements

• 🤝 Cabinet Confirmations: The President's cabinet has been confirmed at the fastest pace in over 20 years, with over 50 total confirmations.
• 🛂 Border Security: Passed the Bipartisan Border Bill (first since 2006), ensuring illegal immigrants who commit crimes are detained.
• 💊 Fentanyl Control: Passed the Halt Fentanyl Act with strong bipartisan support to equip law enforcement against the fentanyl crisis.
• 🚫 Blocked Legislation: Mentioned several bills unfortunately filibustered by Democrat colleagues, including those protecting women's sports and babies born alive after abortions.
• 📜 Regulatory Repeal: Passed six Congressional Review Act resolutions to repeal burdensome Biden administration regulations, with a seventh planned.
• 💰 Budget Resolutions: Considered two budget resolutions to support a permanent extension of the 2017 tax relief and investments in border, energy, and national security.

Leadership Philosophy and Senate Operations

• 🏀 Thune's leadership philosophy is inspired by his father, a basketball coach, emphasizing team elevation over personal glory.
• 🧑‍⚖️ He promised to empower colleagues and open up the Senate, making progress towards returning to regular order.
• ✍️ Multiple bills have been brought to the floor via the committee process, allowing for amendments and improvements by members of both parties.
• 🗣️ Increased opportunities for members to manage their bills and draw attention to priorities have been created.
• ⏱️ Efforts have been made to cut down vote times and increase process efficiency.
• 📞 Lines of communication are open at all levels, including between the House, Senate, and White House, to ensure alignment on shared goals.

Future Agenda

• 🗓️ Following the Easter break, the agenda includes more nominations, repealing Biden regulations, a tax bill, and drafting border, energy, and national security legislation.
• 🏛️ Commitment to considering as many appropriations bills as possible under regular order, requiring cooperation from Democrats.