This week, South Dakota State University Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School Dr. Kevin Kephart presented an award to Senator John Thune in recognition of his leadership in reauthorizing the Sun Grant Initiative in the 2008 Farm Bill. Under the Sun Grant Initiative, South Dakota State... Continue Reading
The U.S. Senate today passed Senator John Thune’s amendment to S. 2731, a $50 billion foreign assistance bill. The Thune amendment redirects $1 billion in funding for law enforcement and improved health care in Indian Country as well as $1 billion for water projects on reservations across the nation. Under... Continue Reading
The U.S. Senate today passed S. 2731, a $50 billion foreign assistance bill, which includes Senator John Thune’s amendment directing $2 billion to address tribal issues. The Thune amendment redirects $1 billion in funding for law enforcement and improved health care in Indian Country — as well as $1 billion... Continue Reading
The U.S. Senate tomorrow is scheduled to pass Senator John Thune’s amendment to S. 2731, a $50 billion foreign assistance bill. The Thune amendment redirects $1 billion in funding for law enforcement and improved health care in Indian Country as well as $1 billion for water projects on reservations across... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today praised a study released by South Dakota Attorney General Larry Long. The study compiles data from both state and federal law enforcement entities and attempts to identify the perpetrators of violent crime in Indian Country. “In order to combat the serious problem of crime in Indian... Continue Reading
Late last week the U.S. Senate agreed to proceed to a vote on Senator John Thune’s amendment to S. 2731, a bill that seeks to provide $50 billion to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. The Thune amendment would redirect $1 billion in funding for law enforcement in... Continue Reading
Last night U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and John Thune (R-SD) introduced a bill (S. 3251) which would ensure eligible farmers suffering crop losses would receive advance disaster payments from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the calendar year crop losses occur. Grassley and Thune and other members of... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune announced today that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2009 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) bill and the Energy and Water Appropriation bill – both of which include important funding priorities for South Dakota. “Today’s committee passage of these important funding... Continue Reading
U.S. Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD) and John Thune (R-SD) and Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD) made the following comments today after the White House announced that President George W. Bush has declared a major disaster for the State of South Dakota triggering the release of Federal funds to help communities... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today congratulated the Winner School District for winning the 2008 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The Freedom Award is the highest recognition given by the U.S. Government to employers for their outstanding support of their employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve. The... Continue Reading
Yesterday Senator John Thune visited the Standing Rock Reservation to see first-hand the work being done as a result of Operation Dakota Peacekeeper. Senator Thune was given a tour by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Ron His Horse Is Thunder, Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has released $631,806 to be used to repair and renovate access roads at Ellsworth Air Force Base. Senator Thune requested the money in the Fiscal Year 2008 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill, which was passed as... Continue Reading
