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U.S. Sen. John Thune today joined Sens. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) in introducing the Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017, legislation that would improve the quality and delivery of patient care throughout Indian Country.... Continue Reading

U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today reintroduced legislation to prevent ammunition and fishing tackle from unnecessary Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation. The Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act would exclude ammunition and fishing tackle from the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), preventing the EPA from... Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today listed Obamacare’s ongoing problems – like high premiums and deductibles, fewer choices, and unraveling exchanges – and called on Senate Democrats to work with Republicans on health care reform. Thune notes that Obamacare took a health care system that had problems and made it... Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) is currently seeking college students to serve as fall 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. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today applauded the Senate Committee on Finance, of which he is a member, for unanimously passing the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017, bipartisan legislation to strengthen health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries living with chronic conditions. The bill,... Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, today introduced the Investment in New Ventures and Economic Success Today (INVEST) Act of 2017 (S. 1144), legislation that would simplify accounting rules and reform key parts of the tax code to help small and medium-sized business... Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue announced several areas of reorganization within the department, including the creation of undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs and an undersecretary for a new farm production and conservation mission area,... Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) this week discussed Obamacare’s ongoing problems, including high premiums and deductibles, fewer choices, failed co-ops, and unraveling exchanges. Thune noted that Republicans are working to implement health care reform that is more affordable, more personal, more flexible, and less bureaucratic than Obamacare. As Obamacare continues... Continue Reading

Families across South Dakota will soon celebrate Mother’s Day. It’s a chance for all of us to honor the moms who changed us, fed us, clothed us, cleaned up after us, did our laundry, and sacrificed their own comforts and happiness to give us a better life. Honoring them one... Continue Reading

U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) today issued the following statements after meeting with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin, who told the delegation he is still reviewing the decision... Continue Reading