Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) joined Greta Van Susteren on Newsmax. On budget reconciliation: “There are a whole range of issues that we’re trying to address, but the budget resolution is the first step, and House and Senate have to pass the... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — 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, senators have been seeing a lot of each other lately. “In fact, too much, some might say. “The Senate... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — 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, the Senate will soon vote on its 21st Cabinet nominee: Lori Chavez-DeRemer, nominated for secretary of labor. “Ms. Chavez-DeRemer... Continue Reading
“[President Trump] got a decisive mandate from the American people in November, and I think he’s going to be talking about not only what he’s already done, but what he’s going to do in the four years he has available to him, to really change the direction of this country... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), and U.S. Reps. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) and Scott Peters (D-Calif.), today reintroduced the Employer Participation in Repayment Act, bipartisan legislation that would help Americans tackle their student loan debt by making permanent a provision that allows employers to contribute... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined The Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox Radio. On confirming President Trump’s nominees at a record pace: “[T]he Democrats aren’t playing ball on any of this. I mean, they are blocking, delaying, using every... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — 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, one of the most significant accomplishments of the first Trump administration was the passage of the Tax Cuts and... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined The Will Cain Show on Fox News. On confirming President Trump’s nominees at a record pace: “[I]t’s… a team effort, and we’ve had really good cooperation among our colleagues for the most part... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Taxation and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Oversight, and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, today requested that the IRS and the U.S. Department of the Treasury strengthen their recent general legal... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Taxation and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Oversight, and Susan Collins (R-Maine), vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today reintroduced the Increase Reliable Services Now Act, legislation that would prohibit the IRS from hiring new enforcement employees until... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) joined 16 Republican senators in sending a letter to the Biden administration’s Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson regarding the agency’s proposal to penalize certain homebuyers who have good credit scores with larger fees in order to reduce... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today reintroduced the Ending Duplicative Subsidies for Electric Vehicles Act, legislation that would prohibit the automobile industry from double-dipping on federal subsidies, specifically electric vehicle (EV) tax credits, grants, and loans for EV manufacturing. The bill would require stakeholders to choose between receiving manufacturing... Continue Reading
