U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today met with former Attorney General Bill Barr, who President Trump has nominated to serve in that same role in his administration. Barr was first nominated by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and was at the time unanimously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee.... Continue Reading
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 state of 5G technology with a panel of experts at a full Commerce Committee hearing entitled, “Winning the Race to 5G and the Next Era of Technology Innovation in... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed Senate Democrats’ objection to a bill that would protect infants who are born alive during abortions. The bill was brought to the floor following comments from Gov. Ralph Northam (D-Va.) who endorsed late-term abortions and left the door open to infanticide. Thune also... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. “I share the president’s vision for pursuing an agenda that inspires cooperation, commonsense, and compromise – an agenda that works to end the partisan... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D) today released the following statement regarding the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ announcement that the economy added 304,000 jobs in January. “Our economy continues to grow and thrive. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provided job creators with an economic environment to grow their businesses and provide... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D), a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, was today selected by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, to lead the committee’s Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight. Thune served as a top negotiator during consideration of the Tax Cuts and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today honored the commissioning of the Navy’s newest submarine, the USS South Dakota. The commissioning will take place Saturday, February 2, 2019, in Groton, Connecticut. In 2012, Thune led South Dakota’s congressional delegation in requesting the Navy name its next attack submarine the USS South... 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 introduced Senate and House companion bills that would allow tribal grant schools to participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) programs. This change would free up resources... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the economy’s strong progress over the last year and how its success has positively affected middle-income Americans across the nation, including in South Dakota. Thune’s speech below (as prepared for delivery): “Mr. President, Republicans started out the last Congress with one goal: make... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and dozens of his Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, more commonly known as... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today met with Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler to discuss his nomination and the importance of year-round E15 sales for South Dakota’s number one industry, agriculture. “Acting Administrator Wheeler is committed to the president’s efforts to provide greater regulatory relief and certainty... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked consideration of a common-sense proposal that would have ended the partial government shutdown, restored federal government services, invested in much-needed border security, and provided supplemental disaster relief to areas of the country that have been affected... Continue Reading
