WASHINGTON – Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after the House passed legislation to repeal Obamacare and begin implementing a health care system that puts patients first. “As Obamacare continues to collapse, it’s clear the status quo is unsustainable. Choices for coverage are eroding as costs continue... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined a bipartisan group of senators in introducing the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2017. The bill would expand telehealth services through Medicare, improve care outcomes, make it easier for patients to connect with their... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today discussed the challenges currently facing America’s agriculture economy. There are several ways Congress and the president can help spur growth in that sector, like by negotiating bilateral trade agreements, repealing harmful and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced the Real EPA Impact Reviews (REPAIR) Act, which would help facilitate a more transparent EPA regulatory impact analyses (RIA) process by requiring the EPA to include a scenario in each of its RIAs that does not contain additional proposed regulations. “The Obama EPA’s legacy... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the challenges the economy is facing as a result of stagnant economic growth during the Obama administration. Thune also addressed the Republican-controlled Senate’s ideas to get America’s economy back on track, starting with reforming the tax code and eliminating burdensome regulations. Thune’s remarks... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which has legislative jurisdiction over the National Weather Service (NWS), issued the following statement on the announcement that President Donald Trump has signed into law H.R. 353, the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — On Monday, April 17, U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) will present Derek Miles, an associate track and field coach at the University of South Dakota (USD), with an Olympic bronze medal for his third-place finish in the men’s pole vault competition at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today unveiled multiple proposals that would add flexibility to Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) management and create new management options for other easement programs. In March, Thune announced that he would introduce multiple and incremental... Continue Reading
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) released the following statement after the Republican-led Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch to serve as associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court: “Today the Senate voted to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch, preserving the nearly 230-year tradition of approving Supreme Court nominees by a simple majority vote. While... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today reintroduced the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act (S. 808), a bill that would clarify that health care services provided by a covered sports medicine professional to an athlete, athletic team, or staff member of an athlete or athletic team in... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) yesterday reintroduced the bipartisan Employer Participation in Refinancing Act to help individuals pay down student loan debt. The legislation, which is cosponsored by Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), would provide a new tool to assist employers in recruiting and retaining quality employees by allowing them to... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) yesterday joined a bipartisan group of senators in introducing the Save our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2017, legislation that would make substantive reforms aimed at helping seasonal employers better navigate the H-2B temporary non-agricultural visa program. The H-2B program... Continue Reading
