U.S. Senators Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and Mark Udall (D-Colo.) today applauded the passage of their bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), which provides vital drought information to farmers, ranchers, and other industries affected by weather conditions. The bill, which was... Continue Reading
The Senate’s Republican leadership today expressed deep concern with a series of Obama administration actions on Medicare Advantage and the Medicare prescription drug benefit – actions that will increase premiums, reduce choices and cause America’s seniors to lose access to the health plans they were promised they could keep. In... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced the Solutions to Long-Term Unemployment Act (S. 2038), which would address long-term unemployment by reducing the cost of hiring and providing relocation resources for long-term unemployed individuals, as well as strengthening and streamlining federal worker training programs. Thune’s bill mirrors the amendment he offered... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today made the following statement regarding the Obama administration’s proposed cuts to Medicare’s popular Medicare Advantage program: “Americans are reminded on a daily basis of ObamaCare’s broken promises, and today seniors are the latest victims. ObamaCare’s continued cuts to... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) is currently seeking intelligent, hard-working college students to serve as summer interns in his office in Washington, D.C., as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. Interns in Senator Thune’s state offices will participate in constituent service and state outreach activities,... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, issued the following comment on a new report released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) this afternoon which stated that the Democrats’ proposed 40 percent minimum wage hike to $10.10 per hour would result in 500,000 to 1... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, issued the following comment in advance of Monday’s five-year anniversary of President Obama’s stimulus package being signed into law: “Five years and $1 trillion later, millions of Americans are still waiting for the relief Democrats and the president promised... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement that it plans to have the livestock disaster programs that were recently reauthorized in the 2014 Farm Bill available for sign up in 60 days. This news... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today introduced legislation (S. 2026) to exempt Olympic and Paralympic medalists from being taxed by the Internal Revenue Service on the medals and cash prizes they win at the Olympics. “Too often the U.S.... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) praised last night’s Senate passage of bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senators Thune, Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) that prohibits the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from enforcing a regulation that harms access to therapy services in rural areas for calendar year 2014.... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today released the following statement regarding the Obama administration’s new unilateral ObamaCare delay: “The Obama administration’s latest delay of the job-destroying mandate on businesses is an admission that ObamaCare will further hurt our struggling economy at a time when... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined a number of his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Obama calling for him to engage all relevant agencies in propane shortage relief efforts. Propane shortages have been magnified recently as a result of the extreme cold weather conditions in South Dakota... Continue Reading
