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John Thune's Public Statements on Issue: Judicial Branch

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02/29/2024 Thune Praises Selection of Sen. Katie Britt to Deliver Republican Response to President Biden’s State of the Union Address
07/19/2023 Thune: Republicans will Oppose Democrats' Latest Attempt to Undermine the Supreme Court
07/11/2023 Thune Condemns Democrats' Dangerous Attacks on the Legitimacy of the Supreme Court
03/30/2023 Thune: Bipartisanship and Compromise are Key Pillars That Should be Safeguarded, Not Threatened
03/01/2023 Thune: Biden's Radical Nominees Fly in the Face of Bipartisanship
02/13/2023 Thune Introduces Legislation to Combat Fentanyl Trafficking, Enable Justice for Victims
06/24/2022 Thune Statement on Supreme Court's Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
06/08/2022 Tweet - "U.S. Supreme Court justices are dedicated public servants. Whether or not you share their philosophy or support their rulings, we should all agree that violent threats against their lives are wholly unacceptable. Democrats should unequivocally condemn this behavior."
04/22/2022 Thune to U.S. Supreme Court: Reject Federal Overreach on Water Regulations
03/30/2022 Thune to Oppose Judge Jackson's Nomination to the Supreme Court
03/29/2022 Tweet - "I will oppose Judge Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court."
02/25/2022 Tweet - "My full statement on President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court"
02/25/2022 Thune Statement on President Biden's Supreme Court Nominee
02/01/2022 Thune on Fox News: Democrats Missed an Opportunity to Send Putin a Message
01/27/2022 Tweet: Here's what I'll be looking for as the Senate considers filling the upcoming SCOTUS vacancy: I want someone who will apply the law impartially, not make the law; Call balls & strikes, not rewrite the rules of the game. There's no room for judicial activism on the Supreme Court.
12/01/2021 Tweet - "Roe v. Wade was a bad decision, and the Supreme Court acted far outside of the Constitution when it created this precedent nearly 50 years ago. Our country was founded on the right to life, a right that should be extended to unborn children."
11/30/2021 Tweet - "Tomorrow SCOTUS will hear arguments in the Dobbs case, which offers the best opportunity in years to see Roe v. Wade overturned or modified -- something that's long overdue. I hope SCOTUS will uphold Mississippi's law and open the door to greater protection for unborn children."
10/19/2021 Sens. Cruz, Lankford, Rep. Hartzler Stand For Coach's Right to Pray
09/23/2021 Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice, the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Francis Collins, Director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services - Cassidy, Colleagues Demand DOJ Investigation on Illegal Fetal Tissue Research
08/18/2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General; and Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Demand Justice for Conscience Rights of Health Care Workers
08/11/2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General; and Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Harris and Colleagues React After DOJ Voluntarily Dismisses Lawsuit Against Hospital that Forced Nurses to Assist in Elective Abortions Against their Conscience
05/11/2021 Biden Administration
04/20/2021 Infrastructure
04/13/2021 Tweet - "I confess I had missed the part in the Constitution that said the Supreme Court is only legitimate if a majority of its members were nominated by a Democrat president -- or at least reliably deliver liberals' preferred outcomes."
03/18/2021 Letter to Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Idaho Senators Question Legality of Border Wall Funding Freeze Amid Escalating Crisis

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