U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) this week unveiled a new item in his historic Senate majority whip leadership office in the U.S. Capitol: a large mounted bison head, which is on loan from the National Bison Association. The bison is from Slim Buttes Ranch in Buffalo, South Dakota, and the... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member and former chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and current chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, Ed Markey (D-Mass.), also a member of the Commerce Committee and author of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.),... 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 sent a letter to President Trump in support of Gov. Kristi Noem’s (R-S.D.) request for a major disaster declaration in South Dakota following severe late-winter storms, high winds, heavy rain, and flooding that began... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.46 million grant to Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota, to help establish a high speed research network. The investment, located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the Trump administration’s recent announcement that it will remove U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico, eliminating a major roadblock to passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, because it and the recently adopted labor reforms in Mexico were two of... Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today urged United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Perdue to provide short-term economic relief to American agriculture producers facing a challenging economic climate. “Producers are aware that China has taken advantage of U.S. innovation... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today welcomed veterans from World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam who traveled from South Dakota to Washington, D.C., to visit war memorials honoring their service and sacrifice to the nation. The Midwest Honor Flight program coordinated today’s visit to Washington. “There are few... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) this week discussed Republicans’ pro-growth policies, including tax reform, which have helped result in the lowest unemployment rate in five decades, wages growing at the fastest rate in a decade, and economic growth above three percent. Thune’s full remarks below (as prepared for delivery): “Mr.... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today, in honor of National Military Appreciation Month, discussed Ellsworth Air Force Base and the South Dakota National Guard on the Senate floor. Thune’s full remarks below (as prepared for delivery): “Mr. President, May is National Military Appreciation Month, a chance for us to honor... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.), both members of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, today reintroduced the Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year (CHARITY) Act, a bill that would encourage charitable giving and make it easier for foundations and other tax-exempt organizations to conduct their charitable mission.... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the progress that has been made for American families thanks to Republicans’ pro-growth policies like tax reform. Republicans have also helped American families by passing the longest extension of the Children’s Health Insurance Program in the program’s history, clean-energy legislation, a farm bill... 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 encouraged Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai to improve the accuracy of the FCC’s broadband availability maps, an important tool that is used to help close the digital divide in rural America and... Continue Reading
