U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it would release Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)-enrolled acres to grazing in counties reaching the D2 (severe drought) and D3 (extreme drought) categories in the... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, this week led fellow Commerce Committee leaders, including Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the committee’s ranking member, and Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), the chairman and ranking member of the Aviation Operations, Safety,... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act into law. “The VA Accountability Act provides long-awaited and much-needed reforms to a department that has been mired in red... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement regarding the health care discussion draft released today: “Under Obamacare, Americans are facing higher premiums, higher deductibles, and fewer choices. That’s why watching from the sidelines as Obamacare continues to fail is simply not an option. The draft health... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Drought Monitor, which is used to trigger Livestock Forage Program (LFP) disaster assistance, indicated that six South Dakota counties, including Campbell, Dewey, Walworth, Potter, McPherson, and Edmunds, are now categorized as D3 (extreme drought), which will make... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) this week highlighted the Senate Republicans’ plan to save the American people from Obamacare’s increasingly long list of problems. Thune outlined several principles, including helping to stabilize collapsing insurance markets, improving the affordability of health insurance, preserving access to care for those with pre-existing conditions,... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed its version of the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act. In March 2017, Thune and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) reintroduced the Senate version of the... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, this week discussed the future of self-driving vehicle legislation in a full committee hearing that explored automated vehicle technology and hurdles for testing and deployment in the United States. “The transportation laws and regulations currently... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement regarding passage of the Countering Iran’s Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017, legislation that provides the Trump administration with the tools necessary to pursue a comprehensive approach for deterring threats from Iran and expands current U.S. sanctions on Russia. “Iran’s hostile behavior... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today urged U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Sonny Perdue to provide timely assistance to counties currently facing extreme drought conditions, and if drought conditions worsen, as expected, to be ready to provide expedited assistance to counties that will likely soon... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) attended today’s Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) hearing to discuss his Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017 (S. 1250), legislation that would improve the quality and delivery of patient care throughout Indian Country. Thune joined Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.), both members of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, today introduced the Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year (CHARITY) Act, a bill that would encourage charitable giving and make it easier for foundations and other tax-exempt organizations to conduct their charitable... Continue Reading
