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Mr. THUNE. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell).
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Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I want to welcome the Senator. We get to add another plain-spoken Nebraskan to the U.S. Senate--people who bring a commonsense, clear-eyed realism, a solutions-oriented approach to the Senate. We are really grateful to have former Governor, now-Senator, Pete Ricketts join the U.S. Senate, along with his colleague Senator Deb Fischer. That is a powerful, powerful duo and will be a great partnership for the State of Nebraska and make great contributions to the U.S. Senate and to the betterment of our country.
And I know that, like a lot of people from their region of the world, they understand--as he pointed out in his remarks--the importance of a strong and secure America, an America that projects strength in the world, not just militarily but economically, diplomatically.
And so as we work on these issues, we face lots of challenges, lots of dangers in the world today.
I am just delighted to have another U.S. Senator who comes to us with a record of accomplishments as a Governor. He got a lot of things done when he was Governor of Nebraska. And, as a neighbor State, a State that gets an opportunity to observe--and, actually, I share almost a border with Senator Fischer, because my hometown and her home area are literally, just as we speak, as the crow flies, in Nebraska and the Dakotas, a few miles apart.
But we know that we are going to have two people here representing that State whom I have been able to watch, not only from afar but now up close, and just know how talented they are, how dedicated they are, and, again, just how practical and realistic and commonsensical they are about the challenges facing our country and about the solutions that we need to put in place to meet those challenges.
So congratulations on your remarks and welcome. It is great to have you here, and we look forward to serving with you, Senator Ricketts, and to continue to serve with Senator Fisher.
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