Everyone’s looking for a way to lower gas prices, but lifting the ethanol tariff won’t mean lower prices for consumers. What’s more, it would undermine efforts to make our country more energy independent and reward the oil companies that are already raking in record profits. The world’s only other major... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-SD) today issued the following statement commemorating the National Day of Prayer: “The National Day of Prayer was created by Harry Truman in 1952 during another challenging era for our nation. In 1952, American soldiers were fighting North Korean and Communist Chinese attempts to conquer South Korea.... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today introduced an amendment to the emergency spending supplemental bill that would provide an additional $20 million for veterans’ health care. Amendment #3704 would shift $20 million from the Americorps program to the Veterans Administration. “Rather than pouring more money into an ineffective demonstration program with a... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today introduced legislation that would provide immediate relief at the gas pump to American consumers. The Gas Price Reduction Act of 2006 would suspend the 18.4 cents per gallon federal gas tax through the end of September. The lost revenues would be reimbursed by a temporary suspension... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-SD) today issued the following statement applauding President Bush’s nomination of U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman to the position of Director of the Office of Management and Budget: “Rob is an excellent nominee for Budget Director. Someone with his expertise and demonstrated commitment to fiscal discipline is... Continue Reading
Senators John Thune and Tim Johnson and Representative Stephanie Herseth today issued the following statements regarding the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) decision to grant their request to conduct an audit on services currently offered by the USPS processing and distribution center in Aberdeen. This audit would give Aberdeen residents... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today issued the following statement regarding the transfer of ownership of Homestake gold mine to the state of South Dakota: “The transfer of ownership of the Homestake mine to the state of South Dakota will answer a variety of legal and liability questions that have been surrounding... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune sent a letter to the Acting Secretary of the Department of the Interior expressing his support for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for $1 million. This funding would be used for a critically needed access road, which leads to... Continue Reading
Senator Thune today announced the U.S. Air Force has selected Ellsworth Air Force Base over several other candidate bases as the best site to locate the consolidated Air Force Financial Services Center (AFFSC). This action will result in more than 775 additional military and civilian jobs at Ellsworth. The award... Continue Reading
Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Barack Obama (D-IL) today introduced S. 2614, the Alternative Energy Refueling System Act of 2006. The bill would provide incentives for gas station owners across the country to install alternative fuel tanks, giving consumers greater opportunities to opt for cleaner, more environment-friendly fuels such as... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune testified today before the Senate Energy Subcommittee on Water and Power concerning (S.2205) the “Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act of 2006.” This legislation would officially decommission the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project that was planned by the federal... Continue Reading
United States Senator John Thune (R-SD), Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO), and a bipartisan group of their colleagues, introduced legislation today that would establish the position of an Assistant Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs for Rural Veterans within the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA), and take additional steps to expand access to... Continue Reading
