WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement today regarding President Trump’s declaration of a nationwide public health emergency to address the opioid crisis: “Across America, communities and families are dealing with the devastating effects of the opioid crisis, and drug overdose deaths are on the rise.... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement after the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held a full committee hearing on a discussion draft of the Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017, which was unveiled this week. The bill includes provisions drafted by Thune and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how the GOP’s plan to reform the business side of the tax code will increase Americans’ pay and give them access to the kind of jobs, wages, and opportunities that will set them up for a secure future. To learn more about Thune’s... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt committed to Thune and other senators that the EPA would abandon proposals that would have significantly hamstrung the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Earlier this week, Thune met with a number of his colleagues... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) this week discussed an important objective of the Senate Republicans’ pro-growth, comprehensive tax reform legislation: repealing the death tax. Thune explained that South Dakota farmers and ranchers spend tens of thousands of dollars each year to avoid the death tax and preserve their family farms... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement regarding the Senate’s passage of the FY 2018 budget resolution: “After eight years of a sluggish economy and stagnant wages, 50 percent of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. That’s not acceptable. Senate Republicans are working toward a pro-growth tax plan... Continue Reading
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
