Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed his Ocean Shipping Reform Act, legislation he introduced with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) that would help ease pressures in the supply chain by improving its fluidity. Thune noted that he is encouraged by the Senate Commerce Committee’s strong, bipartisan support, and he hopes... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today introduced the Housing Supply Expansion Act,legislation that would address the shortage of affordable housing options across the nation by making targeted reforms to requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act, a 1930s-era labor law. These reforms would reduce labor costs and administrative burdens on construction... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Senate Agriculture Committee, today discussed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, legislation that would help address longstanding supply chain challenges. Thune’s bipartisan legislation, which he introduced with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), would level the playing... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how the Biden administration’s policies are hurting farmers and ranchers in South Dakota. Thune noted that South Dakota producers are struggling with the burden of inflation and high input costs. Thune’s remarks below (as prepared for delivery): “Mr. President, farming and ranching... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) today expressed their concern with the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS’s) plans to reduce the timber sale program for the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF). The... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how Democrats’ misplaced priorities are fueling the inflation, border, and supply chain crises. Thune noted that Democrats should focus on these issues if they really care to help American families instead of blindly pushing forward with their far-left agenda.... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today called out the Biden administration for nominating an individual with ties to an eco-terrorist organization to head the Bureau of Land and Management. Thune noted that the nominee was involved in a tree-spiking plot, has referred to children as an “environmental hazard,” and promoted content that... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today heard testimony from stakeholders, including South Dakota cattle producer and St. Onge livestock auction manager Justin Tupper, about their experiences with the cattle market. Thune requested that the Senate Agriculture committee hold this important hearing to help shed... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the ransomware attack on JBS Foods, a global meat processing company. Thune emphasized how the attack on JBS, one of the four meatpacking companies responsible for more than 80 percent of America’s beef processing operations, highlighted two important issues: the rise of ransomware... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today reintroduced the Cover Crop Flexibility Act, legislation to remove the prohibition on harvesting or grazing cover crops on prevented plant acres prior to November 1 and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today led their colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to request that he instruct the department to complete the full lifecycle assessment of soybean oil-based biodiesel, including direct... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, today discussed his commitment to permanently repealing the death tax, a fundamentally unfair tax that can hit a family at the worst possible time. Thune discussed the consequences of the death tax, which is inefficient,... Continue Reading
