Senator John Thune today reintroduced the Fostering Independence Through Technology (FITT) Act, which would expand the use of telehealth technology under Medicare in rural and other underserved communities across the nation. The bipartisan FITT Act would create a pilot program to provide incentives for home health agencies across the country... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today reintroduced legislation that would transform Congress’ broken budget process through common sense reforms and reduce the rapid growth of discretionary spending. Senators Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Mike Johanns (R-Neb.), and... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune was named to a second term as the Ranking Member of the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today. “Transportation policies are important to agriculture states like South Dakota where we use railroads and the... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune is currently seeking intelligent, hard-working college students to serve as interns in his office in Washington, DC, as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. Interns in Senator Thune’s state offices will participate in constituent service and state outreach activities, while students... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune has been selected to serve as the Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Finance Committee’s International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness Subcommittee. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) established the Committee’s subcommittees and membership for the 112th Congressional session and... Continue Reading
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
