WASHINGTON, D.C.–Senator John Thune today joined Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), David Vitter (R-La.), and a total of 44 senators to announce that they will introduce legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project under Congress’ authority enumerated in the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, Article 1,... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John Thune today sent a follow up letter to the Senate Banking Committee urging consideration of his Access to Capital for Job Creators Act (H.R. 2940/S.1831), following President Obama’s State of the Union address in which he called for such legislation to be passed and sent to his... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Senator John Thune today called on President Barack Obama to address his party’s failure to pass a formal budget in the Senate during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 24th, the 1,000th day since the Democrat-led Senate last passed a budget. “I hope President Obama will... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Senator John Thune today criticized President Barack Obama’s politically-motivated decision to veto the Keystone XL pipeline, a $7 billion project expected to create over 20,000 direct jobs. “In rejecting the job-creating Keystone XL pipeline, President Obama today chose to try and save his own job by pandering to his... Continue Reading
U.S. Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and John Thune (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, today sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asking that the Department of Justice use all tools available to investigate, and potentially prosecute, MF Global executives... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Senator John Thune today issued the following statement on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction’s failure to produce a plan to reduce the nation’s deficit: “Instead of joining Republicans in making tough decisions to address our nation’s runaway entitlement spending, Democrats would rather increase taxes on America’s job... Continue Reading
Washington, D.C.–Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), Senator John Thune (R-SD) and Representative Kristi Noem (R-SD) announced today that South Dakota young people interested in being nominated to one of the four U.S. Service Academies for the Class of 2016 should apply by October 31, 2011. South Dakota residents between the ages... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today joined leaders of the Congressional Western Caucus to unveil the “Jobs Frontier” Report, which details the many ways in which the West can create jobs when not hamstrung by overreaching federal regulations. The report details numerous pro-growth policies that will help create jobs immediately, both in... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today pressed officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security, and the Department of Commerce on enforcement of current antidumping and countervailing duty laws during their appearance before the Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness. Senator Thune is the Ranking Member... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator John Thune and Representative Kristi Noem today issued sharp criticism over the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) announcement to move forward with a lawsuit against the state of South Dakota to invalidate a constitutional measure to allow workers to hold secret ballot elections before a company... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today criticized the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to enact network neutrality regulations that would limit effective network management and jeopardize new broadband deployment. “The FCC’s decision to adopt controversial regulation of the Internet is yet another example of the heavy hand of government reaching into an... Continue Reading
A bill authored by U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mark Begich (D-Alaska) to clarify a burdensome regulation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that would otherwise require small businesses to undertake costly and unnecessary measures to prevent identity theft was signed into law by President Obama on Saturday, December... Continue Reading
