Thune: Republicans Advance Senate Farm Bill While Democrats Continue to Put Politics Ahead of Producers

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON â€” U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today issued the following statement after Republicans successfully voted to advance the Senate farm bill out of the Agriculture Committee. Multiple Thune priorities for South Dakota,... Continue Reading

Thune Discusses the Importance of Protecting College Sports and Athletes

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON â€” U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, it’s no coincidence that the largest stadium in the United States is a college football stadium. “College athletics has a unique place... Continue Reading

Thune: Congress Has Opportunities to Deliver More if Democrats Are Willing to Work

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON â€” U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at a press conference with Senate Republican leadership: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Good afternoon, everyone. “We have a big, I would say, but limited opportunity to get some things done here over the... Continue Reading

Thune on the Clarity Act: Regulatory Certainty Is Key to American Leadership in Digital Assets

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON â€” U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Last year Congress passed the GENIUS Act – which is the first bill regulating digital assets ever to become law. “And the GENIUS Act... Continue Reading

Thune Reflects on 25th Anniversary of 9/11

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON â€” U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Madam President, on Friday our nation paused to observe the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. “The passage of time has... Continue Reading

Thune: Republicans Are Keeping Our Promises and Delivering for Working Families

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON â€” U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Madam President, it’s hard to believe that we’re in the last few months of the 119th Congress. “Two years ago at this time, Democrats... Continue Reading

Thune Joins Martha MacCallum on Fox News, The Brian Kilmeade Radio Show, and The Hugh Hewitt Radio Show

Click here to watch Fox News, here to listen to Brian Kilmeade, and here to listen to Hugh Hewitt. WASHINGTON â€” U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Martha MacCallum on Fox News, The Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox Radio, and The Hugh Hewitt Radio Show. On Democrats embracing socialism: “The Democrats in this country,... Continue Reading

Thune: Senate Republicans Deliver for the American People

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON â€” U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, when this Congress began last year, we had a long to-do list. “The American people had made their priorities clear. “As I... Continue Reading

Thune: Democrats Put Politics Ahead of Producers and Rural America at Senate Farm Bill Markup

WASHINGTON â€” U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today issued the following statement after Democrats blocked the Senate farm bill from being reported out of the Agriculture Committee. Multiple Thune priorities for South Dakota, including the year-round sale of E15... Continue Reading

Delegation Encourages Administration to Quickly Approve Disaster Declaration for Central South Dakota

WASHINGTON â€” U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) recently sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging his support for South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden’s request for a major disaster declaration following storms in central South Dakota, including Highmore, between June 28... Continue Reading

Thune Joins America’s Newsroom on Fox News

“If you look at the policies when it comes to taxes and regulations and energy and all the things that Republicans are delivering on for the American people, our goal and objective is to have more money in people’s pockets, and they will as a result of the policies we... Continue Reading

Thune’s Big Tech Algorithm Transparency Bill Unanimously Approved by Committee

WASHINGTON â€” U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today applauded the Commerce Committee’s unanimous passage of his bipartisan Filter Bubble Transparency Act, which was included in a larger bill to address kids’ safety on the internet. Thune’s bill would make it easier... Continue Reading