U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today reintroduced the Learning Excellence and Good Examples from New Developers (LEGEND) Act legislation that would require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to make certain operational models publicly available and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed his disappointment in President Biden for establishing a court-packing commission to examine the far-left’s proposal to pack the Supreme Court with Democratic judges. Thune expressed that court-packing would undermine a fundamental part of our system of government and discussed that it is solely... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) this morning joined Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday” to discuss a number of topics including President Biden’s infrastructure proposal and how the humanitarian crisis at the southern border was caused by Democrats’ immigration policies. On Democrats’ loosely defined infrastructure bill: “There are Republicans who are interested in an infrastructure plan. Infrastructure in the past has... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) today introduced the Rural Capital Access Act, legislation that would incentivize additional capital investments in rural America by improving the Small Business Investment Company’s (SBIC’s) ability to invest in rural businesses and encouraging greater participation in the Rural... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the ongoing border crisis and the role that the Biden administration has played in its rapid acceleration. Thune also discussed his upcoming trip to the border to survey the current situation, assess what Congress can do to help, and determine what actions the... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed Democrats’ continued efforts to push their far-left agenda through Congress. Thune also discussed the importance of bipartisan cooperation on legislation that bolsters American economic competitiveness and invests in infrastructure, emphasizing his hope that Democrats will work with Republicans to pursue an agenda that... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined several of his Senate Republican colleagues to discuss their upcoming trip to the U.S.-Mexico border this week to see the growing humanitarian crisis firsthand. Thune also criticized the Biden administration’s refusal to allow the media to cover the crisis in a meaningful way.... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed Democrats’ ongoing threats to get rid of the legislative filibuster. He emphasized the importance of the filibuster in the Senate and the vital role it plays in maintaining bipartisan cooperation and forcing compromise between the two parties. Thune also noted that the elimination... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, was recently chosen to serve on several key agriculture subcommittees: the Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management; the Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources; and the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement after voting against California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: “Xavier Becerra is an extremist who has used the power of public office to target religious liberty, freedom of conscience, and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today led their colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to request that he instruct the department to complete the full lifecycle assessment of soybean oil-based biodiesel, including direct... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today reintroduced the Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act, legislation that would encourage more physical activity in the United States and incentivize healthier living by allowing Americans to use a portion of the money saved in their pre-tax health savings account (HSA) and/or flexible... Continue Reading
