WASHINGTON, D.C. — In November of last year, Senators Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.), and Representative Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting additional funding for the fight against the mountain pine beetle infestation in the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF). Today,... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John Thune issued the following statement today regarding the U.S. Department of Labor’s May jobs report stating the national unemployment rate has increased to 8.2 percent: “Today’s weak jobs report further confirms what nearly 13 million unemployed Americans already knew, that the Obama economy isn’t working. It isn’t... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) have worked in a bipartisan manner with Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) to include a series of Impact Aid amendments to the Committee-passed Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that will improve program efficiency by simplifying payment calculation,... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today was joined by Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) in introducing the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 (S.3228), a bill requiring the Obama administration to provide Congress with... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Following the Senate’s overwhelming rejection of President Barack Obama’s budget proposal by a vote of 99-0 today, Senator John Thune, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement: “For the second year in a row, Senate Republicans and Democrats alike have soundly rejected the president’s tax... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Senator John Thune issued the following statement after the passing of former Lieutenant Governor, Congressman, Senator, and Small Business Administrator Jim Abdnor: “Everything I know about politics that is good I learned from Jim Abdnor. He was a hardworking and effective fighter for South Dakota, and one of the... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Following TransCanada’s announcement today that the company has reapplied for federal approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, again called on the Obama Administration to end its obstruction of the Keystone XL pipeline. President Barack Obama formally rejected TransCanada’s... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today criticized the Senate Democrats’ continued failure to produce a formal budget, despite being required to do so by law. Sunday, April 29, 2012, marks three full years—or 1,096 days—since... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, of which Senator Thune is a member, held a markup and passed the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012. The 2012 Farm Bill makes significant changes and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected it would save $24.7 billion... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John Thune, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today said the Obama Administration’s announcement that it will withdraw its proposed Department of Labor (DOL) rule that would prevent youth from participating in many commonplace work activities on family farms is a victory in the war against America’s... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today criticized the Senate’s failure to pass a resolution of disapproval that would have prevented “ambush” union elections. Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and 44 of his Senate colleagues introduced the resolution under the Congressional Review Act, which allows... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) are asking the Energy Department to explain the selection of a luxury automaker – now described as “troubled” – for a $529 million federal loan for advanced technology vehicles manufacturing. The federal government made part of the loan to... Continue Reading
