U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) sent a letter urging the U.S. delegation to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to protect U.S. passengers and airlines from the harmful effects of the European Union Emissions Trading... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources, today questioned the witness panel about pine beetle infestation management at a hearing today titled, “Shortchanging Our Forests: How Tight Budgets and Management Decisions Can Increase the Risk of Wildfire.” Key witnesses at today’s... Continue Reading
Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and John Thune (R-S.D.) led a bipartisan group of senators to introduce the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act, legislation that would simplify and standardize state income tax collection for employees who travel outside of their home state for temporary work assignments. The... Continue Reading
A bipartisan and bicameral group of western lawmakers pressed the U.S. Department of Agriculture to partner with the timber industry to reduce wildfire risks in fire-prone areas, create jobs and improve community safety throughout the Rocky Mountain West. U.S. Senators Mark Udall (D-Colo.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) led the letter,... Continue Reading
U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Senate sponsors of a major provision included in the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, today sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Mary Jo White to express concern over the SEC’s implementation of the JOBS Act,... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, issued the following statement in advance of the president’s speech later this morning on ObamaCare’s technical problems: “In addition to addressing ObamaCare’s embarrassing technical ‘glitches,’ the president has a responsibility to be honest with the American people about the... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement after voting yes on the amended H.R.2775, a bill to end the partial government shutdown and prevent default: “We fought hard to protect as many Americans as possible from ObamaCare, and that fight doesn’t end today, but we’re now 16... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) today applauded the appointment of House Farm Bill conferees by Speaker of the House, John Boehner (R-Ohio). On October 8th, Thune sent a letter to Speaker Boehner calling on him to appoint Farm Bill conferees so that Farm Bill Conference Committee negotiations could begin as soon... Continue Reading
Following his tour of storm damage in western South Dakota, Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) took to the Senate floor today to draw attention to the gut-wrenching loss of livestock resulting from the early October snowstorm, and urged Congress to complete its work on a five-year Farm Bill that includes livestock... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, and Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, were joined today by all of their Republican colleagues on the Senate Finance Committee in sending a letter to President Obama denouncing the president’s rhetoric during a recent... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) wrote two separate letters today calling for action from Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to assist South Dakota ranchers who suffered historic livestock losses caused by the early winter snowstorms that hit the Black Hills and western South... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement on the devastating snowstorm in western South Dakota last weekend: “My thoughts and prayers are with the families in western South Dakota recovering from the devastating losses of the early snowstorm this weekend. I have received many reports of property... Continue Reading
