Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) released the following statement today on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold portions of ObamaCare: “ObamaCare has been built on a series of broken promises, and is deepening the administration’s trust deficit and credibility gap with the American public. Despite Democrats’ assurances... Continue Reading
Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) today released the comments they have been collecting from industry stakeholders on the concerns they raised in their health information technology (health IT) white paper released in April of 2013.... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) made the following statement today after the Senate passed the immigration reform bill (S. 744): “Our immigration system is broken and must be fixed, but the legislation passed by the Senate today fails to make the necessary improvements to secure our borders and comes with an... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) is currently seeking intelligent, hard-working college students to serve as fall 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
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, made a statement today following President Obama’s so-called new climate initiative that will impose a costly national energy tax on affordable sources of energy and crush American jobs: “Once again, the president has pivoted away from jobs and the economy... Continue Reading
U.S. Senators Tim Johnson and John Thune announced today that legislation to facilitate construction of a visitor center at the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site was unanimously approved by the Senate. Johnson and Thune’s legislation would transfer approximately 29 acres of National Forest Service land to the National Park Service... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) introduced a bill Thursday to create a national standard requiring companies to protect and secure consumers’ electronic data. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and John Thune (R-S.D.) are cosponsors. Today, companies must comply with 46 different state laws in the event of a data breach. The... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and Representative Kevin Brady (R-Texas) today re-introduced legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, better known as the death tax, to finally put an end to this punitive tax on family farms, ranches, and businesses upon the death of an owner. Thune and Brady’s bill,... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, issued a statement today following the Senate’s rejection of his border security amendment (S. Amdt. 1197) to the immigration reform bill (S. 744). Thune’s amendment would have required construction of approximately 350 miles of reinforced, double-layer fencing, which was required... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) issued statements today applauding a recent decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that will provide rural hospitals with the staffing flexibility needed in order to satisfy a federal emergency room “on call” staffing requirement. Thune and Udall, who have... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, has introduced several amendments designed to strengthen border security as part of the Immigration Reform Bill (S. 744). Below is a list of Thune’s amendments: (Amendment 1197) An amendment to require the construction of 700 miles of double-layered border fence.... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), along with U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)– members of the Senate Rural Health Caucus – today introduced S. 1143, the Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, to make sure that rural and other patients have access to a full... Continue Reading
