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
Earlier today, Senator John Thune participated in the first 2012 Farm Bill hearing held by the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. Thune serves as ranking member of the Jobs, Rural Economic Growth, and Energy Innovation Subcommittee of the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. During the hearing, Thune had the... Continue Reading
Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) today introduced legislation to remove barriers currently preventing health care professionals from volunteering their services at cost-effective, high quality primary and preventative health care facilities, known as Community Health Centers (CHCs). The Family Health Care Accessibility Act would amend the Public Health... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today pressed officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security, and the Department of Commerce on enforcement of current antidumping and countervailing duty laws during their appearance before the Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness. Senator Thune is the Ranking Member... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune issued the following statement tonight regarding the death of Osama bin Laden: “I commend our intelligence community and military personnel for pursuing this mass murderer and delivering justice.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator John Thune and Representative Kristi Noem today issued sharp criticism over the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) announcement to move forward with a lawsuit against the state of South Dakota to invalidate a constitutional measure to allow workers to hold secret ballot elections before a company... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today sent a letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide key documents regarding the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act that were drafted prior to the passage of the new health care law. Secretary... Continue Reading
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.), and Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), today passed... Continue Reading
