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
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, today reintroduced legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, better known as the death tax, to finally put an end to a punitive tax on family farms, ranches, and businesses upon the death of an owner. Thune’s... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the committee’s ranking member, today introduced S. 834 to reauthorize through Fiscal Year 2023 the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, which has benefitted millions of anglers and fishermen... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, today introduced legislation to prevent discriminatory and duplicative taxes on digital goods and services, including online downloads of music, literature, movies, mobile apps, and cloud computing services. The... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today sharply criticized the Obama Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) controversial Waters of the U.S. rule at hearing before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee entitled, “Waters of the United States: Stakeholder Perspectives on the Impact of EPA’s Proposed Rule.” Thune noted that the EPA’s... Continue Reading
Following nearly nine years of collaboration between U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and the Air Force to expand the military training airspace over South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming, known as the Powder River Training Complex (PRTC), Thune today praised the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) announcement that it signed... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement on the five-year anniversary of ObamaCare being signed into law: “Higher premiums, higher deductibles, less choice, and fewer jobs – that’s the story of ObamaCare five years later. The Democrats’ signature legislative achievement has proven to be one big broken promise... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Jeh Johnson and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Thomas Perez calling on the agencies to work together to alleviate the current backlog of H-2B visa applications and immediately reinstate the premium processing... Continue Reading
