U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) will serve as the Senate co-chairs of the Congressional Farmer Cooperative Caucus during the 112th Congress. The bipartisan and bicameral caucus is designed to promote greater awareness and understanding of issues important to rural economies and farmer cooperatives as the Congress... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today joined with 38 Republican Senators to introduce a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal the harmful Internet regulations recently adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). “Under the Obama Administration’s watch, the FCC has continually pushed for increased government control over... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today criticized President Obama’s FY 2012 budget, which fails to include necessary spending cuts and budget reforms, while spending $45.95 trillion and adding $7.2 trillion to the debt over the next decade. “After receiving the president’s budget today, we now know that the talk about spending cuts... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today expressed disappointment over the Senate’s failure to repeal the unpopular health care law passed last year, despite the bill being ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge earlier this week. The repeal measure failed by a vote of 47 to 51. “The Senate’s failure today to repeal... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today joined Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) in introducing the Defending America’s Affordable Energy and Jobs Act, a bill to preempt backdoor federal restrictions on greenhouse gases in the name of addressing climate change and restore the role of the U.S. Congress in the development and implementation of... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today released the following statement after receiving his committee assignments for the 112th session of Congress. Thune was selected to serve on the following committees: Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Budget; Commerce, Science and Transportation; and Finance. Thune will continue to serve in Republican leadership as Chairman of... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune made the following comments after today’s announcement that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finally approved the use of E15 (15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline) in conventional cars and light-duty trucks with a model year of 2001 or newer. “Today’s announcement is long overdue,” said... Continue Reading
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), today issued the following statement regarding the Senate’s ratification of the New Strategic Arms Treaty (New START). “Today’s vote to ratify this flawed arms control treaty is a missed opportunity to strengthen America’s national security,” said Thune. “New START, as negotiated by the Obama Administration,... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today criticized the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to enact network neutrality regulations that would limit effective network management and jeopardize new broadband deployment. “The FCC’s decision to adopt controversial regulation of the Internet is yet another example of the heavy hand of government reaching into an... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced an amendment to increase the number of deployed delivery vehicles-bombers, submarines, and intercontinental ballistic missiles-allowed for in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) from 700 to 720. The amendment failed by a vote of 33 to 64. “Our nation’s nuclear triad of... Continue Reading
A bill authored by U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mark Begich (D-Alaska) to clarify a burdensome regulation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that would otherwise require small businesses to undertake costly and unnecessary measures to prevent identity theft was signed into law by President Obama on Saturday, December... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune issued the following statement regarding the Senate Majority Leader’s decision last night to abandon the Democrats’ proposed $1.2 trillion omnibus spending bill: “The American people have spoken and they reject Washington spending sprees and this type of closed-door deal making in Congress,” said Thune. “I’m pleased that... Continue Reading
