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
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) today announced that he will seek re-election for Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, the third highest ranking Republican position. Thune has served as Conference Chairman since January of this year. “America continues to face enormous challenges and the consequences have never been greater,” said... Continue Reading
U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) continue to press for answers about the failed stimulus-funded battery company, A123. Thune and Grassley, who have taken the lead in seeking answers from both the Obama administration and A123 on the use of taxpayer dollars to fund the now-bankrupt green... Continue Reading
The Obama administration’s advanced battery manufacturing program through the federal stimulus package cost $158,556 per job created, and many of those jobs likely were temporary, according to an analysis released today by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. John Thune of South Dakota. The analysis came after Grassley pressed... Continue Reading
U.S. Senators Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) and Representative Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) today wrote to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki opposing the Veterans Administration’s proposal for the future of the Black Hills Health Care System. The letter expresses the concern that our veterans would no longer be... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) is currently seeking hard-working college students to serve as interns in his office in Washington, D.C., as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. Interns in Thune’s state offices will participate in constituent service and state outreach activities, while students... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune issued the following statement after the passing of former Senator George McGovern: “Senator George McGovern lived a life of exemplary service. George’s legacy of service will live on at the leadership program created in his name by his beloved Dakota Wesleyan University and in the hearts of... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) today spearheaded a letter signed by a bipartisan group of Senators to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. The Senators’ letter requests that the Grain, Inspection and Packers and Stockyards Administration investigate recent unusually high differences between the prices sheep producers are receiving and over-the-counter prices... Continue Reading
