WASHINGTON, D.C.–U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), both members of the Senate Finance Committee, today introduced legislation, the 1099K Overreach Prevention Act, to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from implementing a burdensome new tax reporting requirement on American merchants and small businesses. Congressmen Aaron Schock (R-Ill.)... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Following numerous temporary Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization extensions, Senator John Thune today applauded the Senate’s passage of H.R. 658, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011. Thune serves as the Ranking Member of the Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee of the Commerce, Science and... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Working to make sure the outrageous bonuses issued to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac executives last year never happens again, U.S. Senators Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced the Stop the Outrageous Pay (STOP) at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Act. The STOP Act prevents the... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John Thune today praised the House of Representatives’ leadership for scheduling a vote to fully repeal Obamacare’s Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act entitlement later this evening and called on the Majority Leader to allow for a similar vote in the Senate. The Fiscal Responsibility and... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Senator John Thune today joined Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), David Vitter (R-La.), and a total of 44 senators to announce that they will introduce legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project under Congress’ authority enumerated in the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, Article 1,... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John Thune issued the following statement upon officially assuming the Chairmanship of the Senate Republican Conference today: “I look forward to working with my colleagues to aggressively communicate Senate Republicans’ positive vision for putting Americans back to work and growing our economy. Families across South Dakota and America... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John Thune today sent a follow up letter to the Senate Banking Committee urging consideration of his Access to Capital for Job Creators Act (H.R. 2940/S.1831), following President Obama’s State of the Union address in which he called for such legislation to be passed and sent to his... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Senator John Thune today called on President Barack Obama to address his party’s failure to pass a formal budget in the Senate during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 24th, the 1,000th day since the Democrat-led Senate last passed a budget. “I hope President Obama will... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Senator John Thune today criticized President Barack Obama’s politically-motivated decision to veto the Keystone XL pipeline, a $7 billion project expected to create over 20,000 direct jobs. “In rejecting the job-creating Keystone XL pipeline, President Obama today chose to try and save his own job by pandering to his... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune issued the following statement after the passing of former Attorney General, Governor, and Congressman Bill Janklow: “Few South Dakotans have had a more profound impact on our state than Bill Janklow. He was a larger than life figure. He fought for his clients in the courtroom and... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Senator John Thune today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s unprecedented “recess” appointment of Richard Cordray as director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) without the Senate being adjourned: “President Obama’s decision to appoint an unaccountable czar to oversee the controversial CFPB created by the flawed... Continue Reading
U.S. Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, today sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asking that the Department of Justice use all tools available to investigate, and potentially prosecute, MF Global executives... Continue Reading
