U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after the Senate attempted to override the president’s veto of the Obama Environmental Protection Agency’s Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, which places burdensome regulations on farmers, ranchers, and businesses across the country. “At the president’s urging, Washington bureaucrats have issued... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today applauded the passage of legislation that included his proposal to block the Obama Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act, leaving such regulation to state agencies. Late last year, a short-term fix was approved by Congress and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today announced his Senate office has launched a new website that will make it easier for South Dakotans who need assistance navigating the federal government and its agencies to access important information and contact his office. The new site, which has a responsive design and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, today expressed his support for the Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016, legislation to improve child nutrition programs, including school lunch. This legislation, which passed the committee by voice vote, would increase flexibility for... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) is currently seeking college students to serve as summer 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. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and U.S. Reps. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) this week wrote to U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell to request the agency increase its timber sale program for the Black Hills National Forest... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) provided the following reaction after President Obama delivered his seventh and final State of the Union address: “For the seventh year in a row, President Obama used his State of the Union address to lecture the American people about the failed top-down, government-knows-best policies that... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today previewed President Obama’s final State of the Union address while citing many of the burdens placed on the American people by the Obama administration. Remarks (as prepared for delivery): “Mr. President, tonight President Obama will come to Congress to deliver his final State of... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today introduced the Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act, legislation that would improve tribal veterans’ access to health care. Their bill would allow the Indian Health Service (IHS) to cover the... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today highlighted the numerous accomplishments the Republican-led Senate has achieved since Republicans took the majority in January. Many of those accomplishments will directly benefit South Dakota families and businesses. Remarks (as prepared for delivery): “Mr. President, from voting to repeal Obamacare to passing the first... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and lead Senate sponsor of S. 808, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) Reauthorization Act of 2015, issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives approved the bill by voice vote: “When the ability to transport products to and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) applauded the Senate’s adoption of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) conference report, which will reduce federal interference in education and put governors, school boards, parents, and teachers back in charge. Following his November 2015 letter to ESSA conference leaders, two Thune-led provisions to address... Continue Reading
