U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) issued the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed their legislation (S. 1461) that would extend through calendar year 2015 a prohibition preventing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from enforcing direct supervision policy... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.), along with eight of their Senate colleagues, today sent a letter to President Obama insisting that he pursue additional military options to degrade and destroy ISIS abroad and protect the nation from further attacks against American citizens: “The American people are... Continue Reading
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard, U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) and South Dakota Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Timothy Reisch today wrote to Secretary of the Air Force Deborah James urging the Air Force to base the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) applauded the Senate’s bipartisan passage of his legislation, the Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act (S. 834), a bill that reauthorizes through fiscal year 2023 the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, a program that has benefitted millions of anglers and fishermen... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after the completion of the first large force exercise at the expanded Powder River Training Complex: “Congratulations to our commanders and airmen on the completion of the first large force exercise at the expanded Powder River Training Complex,” said... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after the Senate passed legislation to repeal Obamacare: “It’s clear that Obamacare is not working, despite the president’s best efforts to convince the American people otherwise. Five years after the law passed, Americans are struggling to afford their health care... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement on the Senate’s bipartisan passage of the five-year Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act conference report. The FAST Act contains several Thune-led transportation and safety initiatives that benefit South... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the need to repeal Obamacare and help lift the heavy burden it has placed on the American people. Remarks (as prepared for delivery): “Mr. President, five years ago, days after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, the senior Democrat... Continue Reading
Members of the South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska congressional delegations today made the following statement in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) decision to extend the public comment period on the environmental impact statement regarding proposals for reconfiguration of the Black Hills Health Care System (BHHCS) until February... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) today introduced the DME Access and Stabilization Act, legislation that would provide bridge relief to rural DME providers in non-competitively bid areas through the end of 2018. This legislation will ensure that DME providers are able to meet the needs of... Continue Reading
Pastor Jeff Wheeler of Sioux Falls Central Baptist Church today served as U.S. Senate “Chaplain for a Day.” U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) nominated Pastor Wheeler for the honor. “It’s a great honor for me to welcome to the United States Senate today our pastor from Sioux Falls, South Dakota,... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D) today offered his condolences to the victims of the heinous terrorist attacks in Paris, France, and discussed how America’s top priority must be to act diligently to eliminate this threat and protect the American people from future attacks. Remarks (as prepared for delivery): “Thank you,... Continue Reading
