WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) have worked in a bipartisan manner with Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) to include a series of Impact Aid amendments to the Committee-passed Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that will improve program efficiency by simplifying payment calculation,... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today was joined by Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) in introducing the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 (S.3228), a bill requiring the Obama administration to provide Congress with... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Following the Senate’s overwhelming rejection of President Barack Obama’s budget proposal by a vote of 99-0 today, Senator John Thune, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement: “For the second year in a row, Senate Republicans and Democrats alike have soundly rejected the president’s tax... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Following TransCanada’s announcement today that the company has reapplied for federal approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, again called on the Obama Administration to end its obstruction of the Keystone XL pipeline. President Barack Obama formally rejected TransCanada’s... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today criticized the Senate Democrats’ continued failure to produce a formal budget, despite being required to do so by law. Sunday, April 29, 2012, marks three full years—or 1,096 days—since... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John Thune, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today said the Obama Administration’s announcement that it will withdraw its proposed Department of Labor (DOL) rule that would prevent youth from participating in many commonplace work activities on family farms is a victory in the war against America’s... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today criticized the Senate’s failure to pass a resolution of disapproval that would have prevented “ambush” union elections. Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and 44 of his Senate colleagues introduced the resolution under the Congressional Review Act, which allows... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) are asking the Energy Department to explain the selection of a luxury automaker – now described as “troubled” – for a $529 million federal loan for advanced technology vehicles manufacturing. The federal government made part of the loan to... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator John Thune today issued the following statement on the two-year anniversary of ObamaCare, President Barack Obama’s disastrous signature health care law: “Two years ago, the American people were told that we needed to pass ObamaCare to find out what was in the bill,” said Thune. “Much to our... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and David Vitter (R-La.) today introduced their Respecting States’ Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would guarantee the rights of gun owners to carry concealed weapons across state lines in accordance with the laws of individual states. The bill balances the constitutional rights protected... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) today called on Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to immediately take up the bipartisan House-passed Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, a collection of six measures that will remove barriers currently preventing small business investment, including the Access to Capital for Job Creators Act originally... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–U.S. Senators Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) and Representative Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) sent a letter today to the Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, Jr., requesting that the Navy name the next Virginia class attack submarine the USS South Dakota. The full text of the letter is... Continue Reading
