Senator John Thune today commented on the announcement that the Air Force has released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) on its plans to expand the Powder River Training Complex airspace. The Draft EIS will now be open to public comment and the Air Force will host a series... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today joined several of his colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius criticizing the Health and Human Services department for using taxpayer funds to send a brochure to millions of seniors promoting the recently enacted health care reform bill. The... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today released the following statement regarding the United States’ national debt reaching the $13 trillion mark: “The red ink being passed on to future generations of Americans has reached an unprecedented level of irresponsibility. The Obama Administration and Democrats in Congress continue to pile up new federal... Continue Reading
Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Mark Begich (D-AK) today introduced a bill to exempt certain small businesses from a regulation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that would otherwise require them to undertake costly measures to prevent identity theft. The bipartisan bill would protect small businesses like doctor’s and dentist’s... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today received the Teaming with Wildlife Award from the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The award recognizes Senator Thune’s support for the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program, which assists states in managing and protecting non-game species. “Protecting wildlife species in a way that keeps them... Continue Reading
Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD) and John Thune (R-SD) and Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD) today sent a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Norton A. Schwartz promoting South Dakota’s Ellsworth Air Force Base as a potential base for MQ-1 and... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today announced that the Air Force has selected Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City as one of four finalists to bed down two squadrons of Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) operations. This is part of a broader effort to increase the number of MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9... Continue Reading
Continuing efforts to make sure all of America’s veterans are taken care of when they return from combat U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and John Thune (R- SD) introduced legislation that will correct a flaw in current law that excludes some disabled Native American Veterans from housing assistance programs. The... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune last week joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues in sending a letter to Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Ranking Member Judd Gregg (R-NH) urging them to fully fund the tribal law enforcement and justice programs authorized as part of a foreign assistance bill... Continue Reading
The Senate Agriculture Committee today accepted Senator John Thune’s amendment to the Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Senator Thune’s amendment would set aside funding for research into hunger, obesity, and type 2 diabetes on Native American reservations and other tribal communities. The Agriculture Committee proceeded to pass the bill, clearing... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today made the following comments after the U. S. House of Representatives voted on the Democrats’ health care legislation: “After more than a year of watching unemployment skyrocket and deficits explode, President Obama and Congressional Democrats finally made good today on their threat to pass a health... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today joined Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH), the ranking member on the Senate Budget Committee, and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) in speaking on the Senate floor regarding the Democrat Majority’s plan to pass a health care reform bill through the budget reconciliation process. Senator Thune and his colleagues... Continue Reading
