U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement after President Trump took administrative action to move the Keystone XL pipeline and Dakota Access pipeline closer to approval. “For eight years, former President Obama impeded progress on the Keystone XL pipeline, and in the process crushed thousands of jobs... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today praised the committee’s members for passing several bipartisan bills during the committee’s first markup of the 115th Congress. Thune’s MOBILE NOW Act – plus the Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act, which Thune cosponsored,... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, today reintroduced legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, more commonly known as the death tax. Thune’s bill, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017, would finally end this purely punitive tax that has the potential... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after the White House announced that President Trump will nominate South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) President Heather Wilson to serve as the next secretary of the Air Force: “As an Air Force veteran, former member of Congress, and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, discussed the committee’s tech agenda for the 115th Congress during a speech at the State of the Net internet policy conference. Sen. Thune’s prepared remarks are below: “It’s hard to believe, but the Internet as... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after the inauguration of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence: “Today is a historic day for America as Donald Trump and Mike Pence take on the enormous responsibility of serving as president and vice president of the... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, today questioned President-elect Trump’s nominee to be the next secretary of the treasury, Steven Mnuchin. Thune highlighted his priorities for the next secretary of the treasury, which include comprehensive tax reform and increasing economic growth. Mnuchin shared... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today chaired a confirmation hearing for President-elect Trump’s nominee to be the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Wilbur Ross. Thune highlighted Ross’ business, entrepreneurial, and civic experience, while stressing that his nomination... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the Obamacare repeal resolution, which lays the groundwork for full repeal of this failed law. “Passing the Obamacare repeal resolution means the Republican-led Senate has begun delivering on... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today joined U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) in reintroducing the Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act. The bill would help correct long-standing problems with call completion failures faced by rural... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate officially ratified U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) as chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for the 115th Congress. Sen. Thune issued the following statement on the selection: “It is a great honor to be selected to serve for a second term... 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 joint statement after U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert McDonald announced that the VA would close a large portion of the... Continue Reading
