U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, tonight issued the following statement regarding Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’s resignation: “Unfortunately for the American people, Secretary Sebelius’ resignation will do nothing to protect them from ObamaCare’s canceled coverage, skyrocketing costs, and fewer choices. ObamaCare is... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) led a number of his Republican Senate colleagues today in sending a letter to Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, calling on the agencies to refrain from regulating livestock... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will deliver the following prepared remarks, at approximately 2:00 P.M. CT/1:00 P.M. MT with live web video available here, at today’s Surface Transportation Board (STB) public hearing focused on U.S. Rail Service Issues: Thank... Continue Reading
U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today praised the committee’s approval of their legislation to better prepare for propane and heating fuel shortages and regional supply disruptions. A slightly modified version of Thune and Klobuchar’s Reliable... Continue Reading
U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today introduced a bill clarifying that sports medicine professionals who travel outside their primary licensed state to provide care for the athletes will be covered by their medical malpractice insurance. Thune and Klobuchar’s bill, the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act, stipulates... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune, along with Senators Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), introduced legislation to restore the definition of “full-time” work under ObamaCare to 40 hours a week and exempt more small businesses from the employer mandate. The Small... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, led a number of his colleagues today in introducing legislation that would stimulate job creation through energy development, ObamaCare relief, regulatory reform, and tax relief that is targeted to increase small business investment. Thune’s Good Jobs, Good Wages, and Good... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, commended the members of the European Parliament on their decision to extend the moratorium on aviation emission taxes from being collected on flights into and out of the European Union (EU) through 2016. “This... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) today sent letters to senior officials of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Canadian Pacific (CP) railroads expressing concerns about the recent sharp decline in reliable rail service in South Dakota. “Over the past two months I have heard from an increasing number of... Continue Reading
Following Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) refusal to consider any Republican amendments to the emergency unemployment insurance extension bill (H.R. 2874), U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) took to the Senate floor to ask unanimous consent for his amendment to hold the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) accountable to taxpayers by... Continue Reading
U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and 33 of their Senate Republican colleagues today sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of Commerce Larry Strickling, head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), seeking clarification regarding the recent announcement that NTIA intends to relinquish responsibility of the... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced two amendments to the long-term unemployment insurance extension legislation being debated in the Senate that would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing costly regulations that result in lost jobs and increased energy costs for South Dakota families and small businesses. “The... Continue Reading
