Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statements today regarding the purchase of failed stimulus-funded battery company, A123, by China-based investor, Wanxiang Group Corp. Thune and Grassley have taken the lead in seeking answers from both the Obama administration and A123 on the use of taxpayer... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement today regarding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announcement that it will not increase the releases of Missouri River water to aid Mississippi River navigation. The Corps’ announcement is in response to requests from lawmakers and groups to aid Mississippi River navigation... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs and Global Competitiveness, today applauded the bipartisan Senate passage of legislation that would establish permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia. The bill (H.R. 6156) , which passed in the Senate by a... Continue Reading
Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, today sent a letter to Wendy Spencer, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), a government entity responsible for matching volunteers with local community... Continue Reading
U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), today along with several of their colleagues, sent a letter to Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mary Schapiro urging the SEC to move forward with the proposed rule to implement Section 201 of the bipartisan Jumpstart Our... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), along with members of the South Dakota, North Dakota, Kansas, and Montana delegations, sent a letter Friday, November 30, 2012, to President Barack Obama, Assistant Secretary of the Army Jo-Ellen Darcy, and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate. The letter urges the President to deny... Continue Reading
A bill spearheaded by Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) that would prevent the European Union (E.U.) from adding a unilateral tax on flights traveling through U.S. and international airspace was signed into law by the president today. Similar legislation (H.R.2594) introduced in the House by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs and Global Competitiveness, today praised the bipartisan House passage of legislation that would establish permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia. The bill (H.R. 6156) would encourage job creation at home by taking... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) was re-elected Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference today by his fellow Republican Senators. Thune was originally elected to the post in December of 2011, but officially assumed the position of Senate Republican Conference Chairman in January of 2012 when Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) stepped down... Continue Reading
A bill spearheaded by Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) that would prevent the European Union (E.U.) from adding a unilateral tax on flights traveling through U.S. and international airspace passed today in the House of Representatives by voice vote. Similar legislation (H.R.2594) introduced in the House by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today released the following statement in commemoration of Veterans Day: “Today we pause to thank and pay tribute to the veterans and active members of the military who have risked life and limb protecting our freedoms. These servicemen and... Continue Reading
Senators John Hoeven and John Thune today announced that they have agreed to a friendly wager on the outcome of Saturday’s Dakota Marker football game between North Dakota State University (NDSU) and South Dakota State University (SDSU). If North Dakota wins, Thune has agreed to wear for a day a... Continue Reading
