Who couldn’t use a little more money in their pocket? Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, there’s a good chance you’ll be seeing more money in your pocket when you file your taxes this year. Thanks to Republicans’ landmark bill, hardworking South Dakotans will see smaller tax bills and... Continue Reading
Education can open a lot of doors. The right knowledge and skills can create opportunities and open up paths to success. It’s why parents work so hard to ensure their children get a good education that sets them up for a better life. When Republicans wrote our landmark bill, the... Continue Reading
Tax season is underway, and as South Dakotans file their taxes, they’re starting to see the impact of the Working Families Tax Cuts. They’re seeing smaller tax bills and bigger refunds, and that adds up to more money in their pockets. Most people will benefit from lower rates, a higher... Continue Reading
Every January, tens of thousands of Americans come to Washington, D.C., to participate in the March for Life. They come from every background and every corner of our country to testify to the truth that every human being – no matter how small or vulnerable – has infinite value, is... Continue Reading
It’s difficult to overstate how dramatically the situation at the southern border has improved over the past year. In December, there were 10,000 total encounters at the southern border. Compare that to 96,000 encounters the previous December under President Biden, or more than 300,000 in December 2023. After years of... Continue Reading
The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates that as much as $500 billion is stolen from federal programs each year due to fraud. That’s not an inconsequential sum, and every dollar of waste, fraud, and abuse is a dollar that isn’t going to an American in need. Recent reports suggest... Continue Reading
Last year, Republicans followed through on our promises to the American people by passing landmark legislation to support safer streets, put more money in hardworking Americans’ pockets, and create new opportunities to get ahead. The Working Families Tax Cuts that Republicans passed last July contains a decade of legislating in... Continue Reading
Republicans entered 2025 with a long to-do list. We made a promise to the American people to get our country moving again, to secure our border, and unleash American energy. I’m proud to say that we’ve delivered on our promises in 2025, but there’s still more work to be done,... Continue Reading
The Christmas season is here, and with it come the familiar sights, sounds, and smells of yuletide. To this day, the smell of lutefisk and lefse still brings me back to Christmas Eve at my grandmother’s house. While the Thune family has since replaced my grandmother’s Norwegian fare with clam... Continue Reading
It’s been a busy year in the United States Senate. The new Republican majority is working hard to deliver on our promises to the American people, and while there’s more to be done, there’s a lot we’ve accomplished just this year. We’ve delivered permanent tax relief that puts more money... Continue Reading
Last month, the incoming mayor of New York City said of his agenda, “We will prove that there is no problem too large for government to solve, and no concern too small for it to care about.” That’s a dangerous way of thinking; it’s how you get government growing unbounded.... Continue Reading
With the end of the year approaching, there are a lot of demands on working families’ budgets: holiday expenses, end-of-year giving, and putting something away for your retirement and the kids’ education. It’s not easy, but the Working Families Tax Cuts that Republicans passed this year will provide some help,... Continue Reading
