WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today issued the following statement regarding the extension of the Iranian nuclear talks: “After continued unsuccessful talks and repeated extensions while Iran continues to enrich, it is increasingly evident that the administration is unable to secure a... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) praised last night’s Senate passage of bipartisan legislation led by Senators Thune, Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) that prohibits the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from enforcing a regulation that harms access to therapy services in rural areas for calendar year 2014.... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-Florida) today introduced legislation (S. 2949) that would incentivize employees from the automotive sector to voluntarily provide information on faulty products to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota) today joined Senators Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Pat Roberts (R-Kansas), and Mark Kirk (R-Illinois) in introducing the Keeping America Safe from Ebola Act of 2014 to impose common-sense travel restrictions by creating a temporary visa ban for foreign nationals who are residents... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, tonight issued the following statement in advance of the president’s announcement of executive action on immigration: “President Obama’s decision to move forward unilaterally demonstrates a willful disregard of the American people. The president’s policies and go-it-alone approach were... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today issued the following statement on the nomination of Dr. Mark R. Rosekind to serve as the administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): “After months of calling on the president to... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota) today issued the following statement on the Senate Democrats’ latest blockade of the Keystone XL pipeline: “While Senate Republicans have spent the last six years working to get the job-creating Keystone XL pipeline approved, Senate Democrats have done all they can to block... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today appeared on “Fox News Sunday” with Chris Wallace to discuss the upcoming Senate vote on Keystone, the president’s one-sided emissions deal with China, and the president’s potential executive action on immigration. Click here to watch Thune’s... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, joined Fox News’ “On the Record” with Greta Van Susteren to discuss the Senate’s upcoming vote on the Keystone XL pipeline and ObamaCare architect Jonathan Gruber’s negative comments about the American people’s understanding of the Democrats’ signature... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) was re-elected Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference today by his fellow Republican Senators. Thune was originally elected to the post in December of 2011, but officially assumed the position of Senate Republican Conference Chairman in January of 2012. The Chairman of the Senate Republican... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today made the following statement in response to President Obama’s recent one-sided agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping on carbon emissions: “President Obama’s agreement with China is a bad deal for hardworking American families and promises to... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, DC—House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Michigan) and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Ranking Member John Thune (R-South Dakota) today led Republicans on their respective committees in writing to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler regarding the commission’s consideration of regulations that would impose 20th... Continue Reading
