U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced the No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act, legislation that seeks to address shortcomings in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) that were identified by the VA Inspector General (IG) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the failures of Obamacare, the president’s signature law, including the recently released premium increases in South Dakota, lack of choices for health care plans across the country, and several of the law’s other broken promises. Thune also discussed yesterday’s Zika vote in... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats today blocked funding for veterans benefits, combating the Zika virus, and the Department of Defense for the third time this year. “Despite the fact the Zika virus currently poses a significant public health threat... Continue Reading
“I introduced the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015 to make the STB a more efficient and effective agency … While many of the most important provisions of the law are still in-progress, thus far the Board has met or is on track to meet each deadline in the... Continue Reading
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after the U.S. Board on Geographic Names announced it had renamed South Dakota’s Harney Peak to Black Elk Peak. The South Dakota Department of Tourism, the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks, and the State Board... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after the release of proposed Obamacare rate increases for South Dakota for 2017: “The proposed Obamacare rate increases show that the president’s law continues to be anything but affordable. Some plans have proposed rate increases as high as 36 percent,” said... Continue Reading
SIOUX FALLS — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today delivered the keynote address at the South Dakota Technology Showcase in Sioux Falls. One of Thune’s top priorities as chairman of the Commerce Committee has been to ensure rural South Dakota... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) announced the annual statewide selection process for the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) has begun. Two South Dakota high school juniors or seniors will join student delegates from around the country to participate in the USSYP’s 55th annual Washington... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, August 2, U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will deliver the keynote address at the South Dakota Technology Showcase in Sioux Falls. In addition to Thune, event attendees will hear from leaders representing a wide range of... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked essential funding for veterans benefits and combating the Zika virus. “At a time when the Zika virus is posing a significant public health threat to an increasing number of Americans, especially would-be mothers, Senate Democrats have chosen... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced legislation cosponsored by Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) that would facilitate a federal-state land exchange that includes nearly 2,000 acres of federally owned land in the Spearfish Canyon and Bismarck Lake areas and nearly 2,000 acres of land in four separate state-owned parcels. U.S.... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Pat Roberts (R-Kans.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today introduced the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Regulatory Relief Act (S. 3173), legislation that would provide regulatory flexibility and hardship relief to providers and hospitals operating under the meaningful... Continue Reading
