U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) discussed today’s vote on COVID-19 relief legislation that prioritizes federal assistance to help hard-hit small businesses, safely get students back to school, and support frontline workers who are fighting the coronavirus. Thune noted that Democrats’ desire for political gain appears greater than their desire to... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) issued the following statements after Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie indicated the VA would begin the process to formally rescind its earlier record of decision to realign the VA Black Hills Health... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) decision to award a $22 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant to reconstruct 30 miles of Highway 46 between US-81 and I-29 near Beresford and Irene,... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement after Senate Democrats filibustered crucial COVID-19 relief legislation that would respond to this crisis by prioritizing federal assistance to help hard-hit small businesses, safely get students back to school, and support frontline workers who are fighting the coronavirus. “When it... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D) today announced that they are accepting applications to the U.S. military academies for the class entering in the summer of 2021. Students interested in attending a service academy must first obtain a nomination from a member of Congress. Thune... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed new COVID-19 relief legislation that was recently introduced by Senate Republicans. This legislation prioritizes assistance to helping the hardest-hit small businesses, getting students back to school, and providing additional resources to fight the coronavirus. Thune urged Senate Democrats to stop politicizing the coronavirus... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), members of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees, respectively, today issued the following statements after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it would allow producers to graze or harvest cover crops on prevented plant acres in certain counties... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement on the passing of his father, Harold Thune. “My dad was the embodiment of the American Dream,” said Thune. “He was a small-town South Dakota kid who worked hard and valued God, family, and country. He lived a life of purpose... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced the Adopt GREET Act, legislation that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas (GHG) modeling for ethanol and biodiesel. Specifically, the bill would require EPA to adopt either the Argonne National Lab’s Greenhouse Gas and Regulated Emissions and Energy Use in Transportation... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today introduced legislation that would improve flood monitoring systems and the accuracy of soil moisture and snowpack data. The bill would authorize funding for the Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps’) continued installation of a network of weather monitoring stations as well... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act, the next coronavirus relief legislation that was introduced by Senate Republicans. Thune expressed his hope that Democrats will put aside their political agenda and work in good faith to find a compromise that... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, today discussed the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act, bipartisan legislation he introduced with Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) to address some of the issues surrounding Section 230 and user-generated content sites, like consumer... Continue Reading
