U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and John Thune (R-S.D.) continue to press for answers about a $249.1 million federal grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy through the controversial 2009 stimulus bill to a battery manufacturer that could soon be owned by a Chinese investor. Grassley and Thune sent... Continue Reading
A bill authored by U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) that would modernize the way both the states and the federal government track the shipment of hazardous waste was signed into law by the president today, October 5, 2012. The Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act (S. 710) modernizes a 25-year... Continue Reading
Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), Senator John Thune (R-SD) and Representative Kristi Noem (R-SD) today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki to request a meeting in Hot Springs regarding the proposed changes to the Black Hills Health Care System (BHHCS). The delegation was joined by Senator... Continue Reading
Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), John Thune (R-SD), John Cornyn (R-TX), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and James Inhofe (R-OK) sent a letter to President Obama regarding potential use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). In their letter, the Senators outline that the SPR was created... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today made the following statement regarding the U.S. Commerce Department’s downward revision of second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) from 1.7 percent to 1.3 percent, signaling the economy is significantly weaker than previously thought: “Today’s downward reduction of second-quarter GDP... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD) and U.S. Representative Kristi Noem (R-SD) announced today that the Mni Waste’ Water Company in Eagle Butte will receive an additional grant and loan package from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development, bringing total funding to $72.87... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee’s Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Subcommittee, this morning praised the Senate’s passage of his bill, the European Union Emission Trading Scheme Prohibition Act (S.1956), to prevent the European Union (E.U.) from adding a unilateral tax on flights traveling... Continue Reading
A bill authored by U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, that would modernize the way both the states and the federal government track the shipment of hazardous waste was passed by Unanimous Consent early this morning by the full Senate. The Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest... Continue Reading
U.S. 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 the following letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Jeffrey Zients. The letter requests that OMB provide an updated timeline to the... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) today sent the following letter to U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Eric Shinseki and Director of Indian Health Services (IHS) Dr. Yvette Roubideaux. The letter outlines Senator Thune’s concerns with a recent service agreement reached by the VA and IHS. The reauthorization of the... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) today sent the following letter to Deputy Bureau Director, Office of Justice Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA OJS), Darren Cruzan and National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator David Strickland requesting permission to retain a Breath Alcohol Testing mobile vehicle (BATmobile) in the BIA Great Plains... Continue Reading
U.S. 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 issued the following statement regarding the late release of an Obama administration report detailing its plans for implementing sequestration that will take effect on January 2, 2013.... Continue Reading
