Senator John Thune today participated in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the care, living conditions, and administration of outpatients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Senator Thune posed several questions to David S. C. Chu, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and Lieutenant General Kevin... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today announced the U.S. Department of Education has awarded the South Dakota Department of Education a grant for $13,000 under the Advanced Placement (AP) Test Fee Program. These grants are awarded to state educational agencies to pay all or a portion of the fees for AP or... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-SD) issued the following statement regarding the Department of Energy’s (DOE) selection of Broin Companies of Sioux Falls to receive up to $80 million in federal funding over the next four years. Broin has been selected as one of six biorefinery projects nationwide who will receive a... Continue Reading
Today, Senator John Thune made the following comments regarding the U.S. Department of Transportation’s decision regarding the DM&E loan application: Senator Johnson, Congresswoman Herseth, Governor Rounds, and I, along with countless agricultural, economic development, and energy groups in our state and region, saw this as an opportunity that only comes... Continue Reading
The Washington, D.C. office of Senator John Thune (R-SD) has changed locations. Please make note of the new address: New location: Office of Senator John Thune United States Senate SR-493Washington, D.C. 20510 Telephone, fax and web site information will remain the same: Phone: 202-224-2321Fax: (202) 228-5429TollFree: 1-866-850-3855 Web site: thune.senate.gov
Senator John Thune today issued the following statement regarding the announcement of his selection to serve as Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy, Science and Technology, which will be tasked with a majority of activities relating to ethanol and renewable energy for the full committee. “As... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today issued the following statement regarding the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2008 Budget proposal for the Lewis and Clark Rural Water Project: “The Administration’s proposal for Lewis and Clark funding is unacceptable and represents a step backwards. As a delegation, Senator Johnson, Representative Herseth and I have consistently... Continue Reading
Governor Mike Rounds, the office of Senator Tim Johnson, Senator John Thune, and Representative Stephanie Herseth announced today that U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a favorable Record of Decision regarding environmental issues associated with the Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern (DM&E) Railroad’s upgrade project. The U.S. Department of Transportation decision... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today issued the following statement after Senate passage of H.R.2, the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, which would raise the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour over a 26-month period. The legislation passed the Senate by a vote of 94-3. “I am glad Republicans... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today announced that Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center, Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Avera St. Luke’s Hospital and Rapid City Regional Hospital, Inc. in South Dakota have been awarded an incentive payment for being among the top-performing hospitals in providing high-quality care as part of a... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today announced his support of bipartisan legislation that would move the implementation of Country of Origin Labeling, or COOL, from September 2008 to September 2007. A two-year delay of COOL (from 2006 to 2008) was added to the Agricultural Appropriations Conference Report in 2005, which Senator Thune... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today made the following comments regarding the passing of Eleanor McGovern: “Eleanor and George McGovern are small town South Dakotans who enjoyed 63 years of marriage and many personal triumphs. Much of what Eleanor and George accomplished they accomplished together. All South Dakotans will remember Eleanor for... Continue Reading
