In a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Department of Interior Sally Jewell, U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today called on the National Park Service (NPS) to change its prescribed burn policies. Thune also called on the NPS to accept full liability for damages and expenses to individuals and local and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), member of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over trade-related matters, issued the following statement on today’s announcement of bipartisan trade promotion authority (TPA) legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.): “Today’s announcement is much-needed... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) marked Tax Day, April 15, by delivering the following remarks (as prepared for delivery) on the Senate floor: “Mr. President, it’s been said that April is the cruelest month. “I think that pretty much captures how Americans feel as Tax Day approaches each year. “This... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today applauded the Senate’s bipartisan passage of the Medicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, H.R. 2, which repeals Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula and modernizes Medicare payments to incentivize high-quality, low-cost care for seniors across the country. This bill also includes... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement on the administration’s announcement that a framework for a nuclear agreement with Iran has been reached: “This framework for a final agreement that allows Iran to continue key parts of its nuclear program raises significant concerns. Leaving an Iranian nuclear... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Representative Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) expressed continued concern over the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) misguided approach to addressing the decline of the northern long-eared bat population by listing it as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A fungal... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) praised the Senate’s bipartisan approval of his amendment to the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget resolution putting the Senate on record opposing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) proposal to list the northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). “This amendment puts... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of a balanced budget resolution: “This balanced budget resolution is a framework for the more efficient, effective, and accountable federal government that the American people deserve. Not only does this budget balance, but it does so... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) hosted a press conference on the expansion of the Powder River Training Complex airspace today, Friday, March 27, 2015. Thune is pictured with Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.), Scott Landguth, Executive Director of the South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority, and Lt. Gov. Matt Michels (R-S.D.). Thune... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, today held a bipartisan, bicameral press conference with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Reps. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.) calling on Congress to permanently repeal the death tax. Thune’s press conference highlighted yesterday’s introduction of his... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today praised the Senate’s adoption of his amendment to the Fiscal Year 2016 budget resolution to create a deficit neutral reserve fund to eliminate the death tax by issuing the following statement: “Senate Republican’s budget is a framework for more efficient, effective, and accountable government,... 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 bipartisan passage of his Surface Transportation Board (STB) reform bill, which he introduced along with Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), who serves at ranking member of the committee. Thune and Nelson’s bill,... Continue Reading
