WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) today reintroduced the Chronic Disease Management Act, bipartisan legislation that would ensure high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) that are used with health savings accounts (HSAs) can opt to cover care related to chronic disease management prior to a beneficiary reaching... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today applauded the Trump administration for approving Oglala Sioux Tribe President Julian Bear Runner’s request for a major disaster declaration for the Pine Ridge Reservation following severe winter storms and flooding that occurred March 13... Continue Reading
Click here or on the image above to watch Thune’s statement. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) decision to move up its administratively mandated November 1 date for haying and grazing cover crops... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, will convene a hearing titled, “Optimizing for Engagement: Understanding the Use of Persuasive Technology on Internet Platforms,” at 10:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. The hearing will examine how algorithmic decision-making... Continue Reading
Click here or the photo above to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed what he has been doing to help the struggling agriculture economy. From pressing USDA officials on prevent plant and conservation issues to calling on Congress to support the United States-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, Thune is working to... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today convened a meeting between him and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Steve Censky and USDA Undersecretary Bill Northey to discuss what’s being done to strengthen the agriculture economy. Thune pressed Censky and Northey on... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. 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, this week joined Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), current chairman of the committee, Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in introducing the Broadband... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the importance of Congress passing the United States-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement in order to provide certainty for American producers and expand market access for a vast array of American goods and services. The agreement is also important for the agriculture industry, as it... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — 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 Oglala Sioux Tribe President Julian Bear Runner’s request for a major disaster declaration for the Pine Ridge Reservation following severe winter storms and flooding... Continue Reading
Click here or the photo above to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the benefits of year-round sale of E15 (15 percent ethanol-blended fuel) following the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to allow it went into effect. Thune has been a long-time advocate for biofuels, first calling... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today applauded the Trump administration for approving South Dakota’s request for a major disaster declaration and subsequent federal assistance after late-winter storms caused significant damage to infrastructure, livestock, homes, and bridges throughout the state. “I’m grateful for the... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) today introduced the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Appraiser Eligibility Expansion Act (S. 1722), bipartisan legislation that would update the law to once again give licensed residential appraisers the ability to conduct appraisals on FHA properties. Under current law, unlike their certified... Continue Reading
