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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.) 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

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) is currently seeking college students to serve as spring interns in his office in Washington, D.C., as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls.  Interns in Thune’s state offices will participate in constituent service and state outreach activities, while students... Continue Reading

U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today reintroduced the Veterans’ Disability Compensation Automatic Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Act, bipartisan legislation that would require the federal government to provide disabled veterans with an automatic COLA in years when there is an increase in benefits payable under title... Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced South Dakota State University graduate Steve Censky at his confirmation hearing to become the next deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Censky, who was nominated for the position by President Trump in July, testified before the Senate Committee on Agriculture,... Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement today regarding the Senate’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2810), legislation that will help ensure our military has the resources it needs to carry out its missions. “During the Obama administration, our troops often received the short end... 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 sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) requesting adequate staffing at the D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery Archives in Spearfish, South Dakota, after... Continue Reading