WASHINGTON, D.C.–A bill to modernize the way the federal government and states track the shipment of hazardous waste, the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act (S.710), introduced by Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and cosponsored by Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), and Barbara... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Senator John Thune today issued the following statement regarding his vote in support of the Budget Control Act of 2011: “This deal is far from perfect, but it is important to look at how Republicans have changed the direction of Washington. This year began with President Obama presenting a... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator John Thune today led a bipartisan group of 21 Senators in sending a letter of opposition to the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Anne Ferro, regarding proposed federal regulations that could subject farmers and ranchers who operate farm equipment on public roads to the... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), today was joined by U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, in writing a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) today led a bipartisan group of 14 Missouri River Senators in sending a letter to the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee leadership requesting a hearing in the near future to examine the management of water levels along the Missouri River prior to the... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The South Dakota Congressional delegation today sent the following letter to President Barack Obama expressing their support for South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard’s recent request to the President to make available Individual Assistance, statewide Hazard Mitigation, and Small Business Administration disaster loans as part of the major disaster declaration... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Senator John Thune, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today issued the following remarks regarding the latest jobs numbers issued by the Department of Labor: “Today’s news that unemployment has increased to 9.2 percent comes at a time when the President and his allies in Congress are seeking... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today announced that a bipartisan agreement has been reached that allows for a transition to a more sustainable model of incentives for domestic renewable fuel production while reducing the nation’s deficit by $1.3 billion. The agreement, based on Thune and... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today joined the entire Senate Republican caucus to again call for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution to get America’s economy back on the path to prosperity. The balanced budget amendment, supported by all 47 Senate Republicans,... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—After meeting with Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate on June 22, 2011, and speaking with flood victims in Dakota Dunes, Ft. Pierre, and Oacoma this past weekend, Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to Administrator Fugate requesting clarification on the June 1, 2011, “flood... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John Thune, Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, yesterday hosted a roundtable discussion with more than 50 leaders and representatives of hunting, fishing, wildlife, and conservation national organizations. Thune, a co-chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, organized the roundtable event in coordination with the Caucus’s president, Jeff Crane.... Continue Reading
Washington, D.C. – Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today introduced legislation, S.1185, the Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act, to transition our country to a more sustainable model of incentives for domestic renewable fuel production, while helping reduce the nation’s deficit by $1 billion. Thune and Klobuchar’s... Continue Reading
