U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today introduced a bill to provide for more accurate monitoring and reporting of national propane stocks, reinforcing an existing Thune-Klobuchar law that provides for emergency action in the event of dangerous heating fuel shortages. Their new bill (S. 1972) would require... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security, have requested information from the alleged perpetrator of one of the largest spoofed robocall campaigns ever investigated by... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement today regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) move to withdraw the Clean Power Plan rule. “The Trump administration has taken a step in the right direction by moving to undo the so-called Clean Power Plan rule mandated under former President Obama.... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today applauded the committee’s passage of his bipartisan TSA Modernization Act and the American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act. They now head to the Senate floor for consideration.... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and U.S. Reps. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) and Tim Walz (D-Minn.), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, today introduced companion versions of the bipartisan American Prairie Conservation Act (S. 1913 and H.R. 3939). This new sodsaver... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) this week discussed one of the principles that will guide Senate Republicans’ pro-growth, comprehensive tax reform legislation: keeping America competitive in the global economy. Thune explained that since the United States has the highest corporate tax rate in the world – 10 percentage points higher... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) today announced the introduction of S. 1885, The American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) are original... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) discussed the tax reform framework that was released this week by the Senate Finance Committee, of which Thune is a member, the House Ways and Means Committee, and the Trump administration. The framework supports Republicans’ five principles that should guide pro-growth, comprehensive tax reform, which... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), who serve as the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, along with Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), who serve as the chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations,... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement after the Senate passed the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 (S. 870), bipartisan legislation that would strengthen health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries living with chronic conditions. The bill, of which Thune is... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement today regarding the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee’s release of the tax reform framework: “The Obama era brought higher taxes, more regulations, and a stagnant economy. Congress now has the opportunity to implement pro-growth tax reform... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, at the invitation of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), discussed his Forest Management Improvement Act of 2017, which he introduced earlier this year. This legislation would make several improvements... Continue Reading
