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U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today outlined several of his proposals that are included in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, more commonly referred to as the farm bill, and the effect that this important legislation would have on the lives of... Continue Reading

U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) today, in a letter to President Trump, expressed their strong support for South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s request for a major disaster declaration that would cover Campbell, McPherson, and Walworth counties in South Dakota. If... Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of both the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Agriculture Committee, today pressed Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on the harmful effects that the White House’s proposal to move forward with hundreds of billions of dollars in additional tariffs would have on South Dakota’s... Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, today discussed how American families, six months after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act became law, are continuing to benefit from tax reform – from increased wages to better retirement benefits to bonuses and more. Thune’s remarks... Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, issued the following statement today regarding the Senate’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5515), legislation that provides funding for our men and women in uniform so they can continue to keep Americans safe at home and... Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) this week discussed the importance of passing the National Defense Authorization Act, legislation that would ensure that our men and women in uniform will be equipped to meet 21st-century threats, including those posed by major powers. Thune also discussed the positive news that continues to... Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today issued the following statement after the Agriculture Committee approved, by a vote of 20-1, the Senate’s bipartisan farm bill, which now heads to the full Senate for consideration. Several Thune provisions were... Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over Medicare and Medicaid, today applauded the committee’s bipartisan passage of the Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorder Act, which included his Expanding Telehealth Response to Ensure Addiction Treatment (e-TREAT) Act,... Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) this week discussed the Republican-led Senate’s accomplishments, highlighting passage of comprehensive tax reform that has led to the creation of over 1 million jobs since it was enacted. In addition to tax reform, Thune also discussed the Senate’s many other achievements to help the American... Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which has jurisdiction over the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), released the following statement after Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced that at Thune’s request, the DOT has proposed to award $21 million in federal... Continue Reading