U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D) is currently seeking college students to serve as fall interns in his office in Washington, D.C., as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. Interns in Thune’s state offices will participate in constituent service and state outreach activities, while students... Continue Reading
Click here to watch Thune’s speech. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, today discussed the privacy challenges consumers face when using online platforms. Thune believes that more transparency is one way to address this issue, and he remains committed... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), members of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, today reintroduced the S Corporation Modernization Act (S. 2156), legislation that would make several pro-growth reforms to help S corporations operate more easily, which would improve their ability to raise capital. “While I believe... Continue Reading
Click here or on the picture above to watch Thune’s speech. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) this week discussed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and the positive effects it would have on our agriculture economy. Thune urged Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to indicate they would be willing... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) today applauded the U.S. Department of Treasury for expanding its preventive services safe harbor for health savings account-eligible high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) to cover certain chronic disease services and drugs on a pre-deductible basis. In June, Thune and Carperintroduced legislation that... Continue Reading
Click here or on the picture above to watch Thune’s speech. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the growing economy, which has been fueled by Republicans’ pro-growth economic policies like tax reform and deregulation. Thune’s remarks below (as prepared for delivery): “Mr. President, we received more good... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today applauded the National Science Foundation’s decision to award Dakota State University a five million dollar grant to continue its participation in the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program to supply highly-qualified people to the government’s cybersecurity workforce. “The National Science Foundation recognizes what South... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement today regarding the U.S. Senate’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA, S. 1790), legislation that will fund and strengthen our military. “Ensuring our military is properly funded is essential in our current political and foreign relations climate.... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed a bill to provide $4.59 billion in funding to address the humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern border. “The humanitarian crisis at the border is unlike anything our immigration system has ever... Continue Reading
Click here or on the picture above to watch Thune’s speech. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) this week discussed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) decision to allow haying and grazing of cover crops on prevent plant acres without reducing a producer’s crop insurance indemnity. The decision from USDA came... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), both members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today led a bipartisan group of Senators urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update an outdated environmental analysis on ethanol in order to improve foreign sales... Continue Reading
Click here or on the image above to watch Thune’s opening remarks. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, today led a hearing entitled, “Optimizing for Engagement: Understanding the Use of Persuasive Technology on Internet Platforms.” The hearing examined how algorithmic... Continue Reading
