Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the importance of strengthening our nation’s military and energy security, securing the border, and engaging globally to build relationships with allies in order to stand against the hostile actions from adversaries of... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at the Senate Republican Conference weekly press conference about H.R. 1, House Republicans’ energy legislation, and how the Senate should be debating similar legislation to advance our energy and national security. Thune also discussed how last... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act, his new bipartisan bill that would establish a risk-based process to identify and mitigate foreign-adversary threats to... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the interview. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America’s Newsroom on Fox News to discuss the RESTRICT Act, his new bipartisan legislation that would establish a risk-based process to identify and mitigate foreign threats to information and communications technology. On the need to establish... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced a resolution expressing support for the United States’ actions that will strengthen the military interoperability and resiliency of Finland’s and Sweden’s militaries, prior to their anticipated accession to the Northern Atlantic Treaty... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement ahead of the one-year anniversary of the ignored July 13, 2021, State Department dissent cable that warned of the Taliban’s ability to quickly retake territory and potentially seize Kabul, the capital of... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), along with SVAC Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Ben Ray Luján... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about growing up in South Dakota and the values that make it the greatest place in America live, work, and raise a family. Thune’s remarks below (as prepared for delivery): “Mr. President, before I begin,... Continue Reading
Click here or on the picture above to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today expressed his sincere gratitude to all of the airmen at Ellsworth Air Force Base, members of the South Dakota Army and Air National Guard, and all of the men and women of the United States military for... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the urgent need to provide Ukraine with the defense equipment it needs to stand up to the ongoing Russian aggression. Thune noted the importance of developing energy resources in the United States to ensure that our nation never has to rely on... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today called on President Biden to pursue an energy agenda that reduces the United States’ reliance on foreign sources of energy in order to cut costs for South Dakota families. Thune stressed that energy independence is critical to our national security, and he noted... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement regarding Russia’s aggression in Ukraine: “The United States, NATO, and Ukraine must not back down to Vladimir Putin’s demands to undermine regional security or yield to his visions of remaking a malign Soviet sphere of influence,” said Thune. “In recognizing the independence... Continue Reading
