U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which arrived in the Senate after months of delay by House Democrats. Thune, a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, discussed the importance of this trade deal after the committee approved it by voice vote, bringing... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the rushed impeachment process House Democrats conducted and Speaker Pelosi’s refusal to send the articles of impeachment over to the Senate in a timely manner. The Democrats’ partisan efforts to rush the process in the House shows this is all just a political game... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, today discussed his recently enacted TRACED Act, which was signed into law on December 30, 2019. The TRACED Act provides the necessary tools to combat abusive and illegal robocalls that negatively affect... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, today introduced legislation to improve child support enforcement for Native American tribes by allowing the 61 tribes that currently operate their own... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over trade policy, today discussed the committee’s recent bipartisan passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which moves the bill one step closer to final approval by the full Senate. Click here to watch Thune’s speech. Thune’s... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and the closure of his ‘reign of terror’ in the Middle East. Thune is hopeful that the United States’ action will deter future attempts by the rogue nation to sow discord in the region. Click here to watch... Continue Reading
Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) announced two new bipartisan co-sponsors for their legislation to protect consumers from being tricked into giving away their personal data online. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Thune (R-SD), two senior members of the Senate Commerce Committee, have... Continue Reading
Click here to watch Thune’s opening remarks. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over trade policy, today spoke on the importance of passing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) before the committee approved it by a strong bipartisan vote of 25-3. “When I talk... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule that establishes the required renewable fuel volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for 2020 and the biomass-based diesel volume for 2021. The EPA has committed to ensuring a... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee and current chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), also a member of the Commerce Committee and author of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, issued the following statements after the... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed his number one priority in the Senate: serving the people of South Dakota. Thune discussed the importance of passing the National Defense Authorization Act, which will authorize the full annual funding request for development of the B-21 bomber, his effort to help Sioux... 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.) today urged U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie to prioritize visiting the Hot Springs VA medical center in 2020 and address the long-standing matters of uncertainty at the facility. The letter follows... Continue Reading
