U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) today invited South Dakota students interested in being nominated to one of the four U.S. service academies for the class of 2019 to apply by October 31, 2017. South Dakotans between the ages of 17 and 23 may apply... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, today joined Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in reintroducing the Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement (TBORE) Act of 2017 (S. 1793), comprehensive legislation to improve customer service at the IRS, create new taxpayer protections, and update and strengthen existing taxpayer... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today announced his selection of Danny and Kansas Fergen of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and their family for the 2017 Angels in Adoption Award that is presented by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption, of which Thune is a member. This award recognizes the outstanding contributions... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today led a hearing titled, “Risk of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in the Federal Communications Commission’s Lifeline Program.” The Lifeline program, which subsidizes telephone and broadband service for low-income consumers, was the subject of a... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, today outlined several key principles for pro-growth, comprehensive tax reform, which includes increasing wages, jobs, and economic growth; providing tax relief for the middle class; keeping well-paying jobs in the United States; increasing American competitiveness in the... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, today welcomed the support from 10 innovative technology companies for his New Economy Works to Guarantee Independence and Growth (NEW GIG) Act of 2017 (S. 1549), legislation that addresses the classification of workers – independent contractors versus... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today participated in Dakotafest’s annual farm bill forum in Mitchell. Thune thanked South Dakota’s farmers and ranchers who help make agriculture the state’s top industry, and he highlighted the five farm bill proposals... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, applauded the Senate’s passage of three bipartisan Commerce Committee-approved technology and telecommunications bills, including his MOBILE NOW Act. The Senate also approved the Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 and Kari’s Law... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement on Senate approval by unanimous consent of S. 19, the MOBILE NOW Act, a bill to boost the development of next-generation gigabit wireless broadband services, including 5G, by ensuring more spectrum is... 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 legislation to combat human trafficking, the No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act (S. 1532), and the Combatting Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act (S. 1536), of... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today unveiled his fifth legislative proposal that is intended to be included in the 2018 farm bill. Thune’s bill, the Forest Management Improvement Act of 2017, would make several improvements to the forestry... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, today outlined his priorities for tax reform. Thune has introduced several bills, including legislation to repeal the death tax, a bill to improve and modernize S corporations, the CHARITY ACT, the INVEST Act, and the NEW GIG... Continue Reading
