U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) this week participated in a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing titled, “The State of Transportation and Critical Infrastructure: Examining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.” In the hearing, Thune questioned a panel of experts on the challenges transportation workers are facing during... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) today introduced the Railroad Rehabilitation and Financing Innovation Act, legislation to improve the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan program by providing dedicated funding for RRIF financing costs, streamlining... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the importance of monitoring the comprehensive and bipartisan response to the COVID-19 crisis to ensure money borrowed from future generations is going to programs and efforts that are working to bring real relief to Americans who are suffering in the wake of this... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Deb Fischer, R-Neb., chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety, John Thune, R-S.D., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., today released the... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the Senate’s agenda, which includes monitoring COVID relief implementation efforts, convening important committee hearings, and confirming nominees. Republicans stand ready to work in a bipartisan way to develop measures that will continue to support the American people and restart our economy, while Speaker... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed legislation to reauthorize three expired provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a critical tool our national security community uses to help keep Americans safe. Thune also reflected on the passing of his friend and former colleague, Sen. Tom Coburn. Click here to watch Thune’s... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, today spoke at a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing entitled, “The State of Broadband Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Thune discussed the importance of a light-touch approach to federal broadband regulation to... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed this week’s important activity in the Senate, including various committee hearings concerning the coronavirus outbreak. For example, the Senate Commerce Committee, of which Thune is a member, will hold a hearing regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s efforts to maintain and expand reliable high-speed... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today requested that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) allow meat and poultry products that have been inspected by state-approved meat and poultry inspection programs to be... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, John Thune, R-S.D, chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, Deb Fischer, R-Neb., chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety, Jerry Moran, R-Kan., chairman of the Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection,... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement after the Senate unanimously approved critical funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was created by the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. This unprecedented program has been providing relief to American small businesses and workers who... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today led a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to take immediate action to assist pork producers and maintain the pork food supply chain. The letter follows the closure of the Smithfield processing... Continue Reading
