Senator John Thune today announced the passage of the conference report for the Fiscal Year 2006 Defense Authorization bill. The Senate passed the bill late last night. “I was proud to support this important legislation that authorizes funding for important projects that will directly benefit South Dakota—our veterans, our active... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune made the following statement today regarding the Senate Democrats’ filibuster that resulted in $2 billion in LIHEAP funding being removed from a spending bill: “Today’s action by the Senate Democrats will deprive South Dakota’s neediest from crucial emergency heating funds. This winter’s freezing temperatures have put an... Continue Reading
Today, the Senate passed the conference report for the Fiscal Year 2006 Defense Appropriations bill, which includes over $17.6 million of Senator John Thune’s requested funding for various defense-related projects that will be spent primarily in South Dakota and at least $41 million in upgrade or development programs for the... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune made the following statement today regarding a procedural move by the Senate Democrats to delay legislation to trim nearly $40 billion from the national deficit: “Today we saw the Democrats in the Senate play politics with the wellbeing of the American people. They used an obscure procedural... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune made the following statement today regarding the Senate Democrats’ filibuster against expanding oil production in Alaska, which would provide long-term funding for LIHEAP, as well as $2 billion for immediate LIHEAP funding: “Senate Democrats are obstructing an effort to pass legislation that provides America a chance to... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune made the following statement today regarding President Bush’s announcement to declare a major disaster for the State of South Dakota, which triggers the release of federal funds to help communities recover from the severe winter storm that occurred November 27 – 29, 2005: “This is welcome news.... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-SD) today expressed disappointment that the Katrina relief package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and soon to be voted on in the Senate, did not include agriculture disaster aid despite efforts by Senate Conferees to include it. “This has been another difficult year for South... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-SD) today called for an end to the Democrat obstruction that is currently blocking several important provisions in the U.S. Senate: “There is a small group of Democrats in the Senate who are standing in the way of a long list of important provisions to make America... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today joined a select bipartisan group of Senators in meeting with President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Secretary of State Rice, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, National Security Advisor Hadley and other top Administration officials at the White House to discuss ongoing efforts in Iraq. “With South Dakotan soldiers and... Continue Reading
Senators Tim Johnson and John Thune today discussed South Dakota’s funding priorities with White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Josh Bolten. As OMB Director, Bolten is responsible for crafting the President’s annual budget requests, which will be officially sent to Congress in February 2006. “Senator Johnson and... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-SD) today issued the following statement calling for timely passage of legislation to reauthorize the USA PATRIOT Act, which will be considered by the Senate this week: “This week, the Senate will consider the final version of legislation to re-authorize the Patriot Act. It is essential that... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today made the following statement regarding the announcement by Japan to lift their ban on U.S. beef: “It looks like our efforts to pressure Japan to reopen its market have finally paid off. This long-overdue decision by Japan to open their market to U.S. produced beef is... Continue Reading
