WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) is currently seeking college students to serve as fall interns in his office in Washington, D.C., as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. Interns in Thune’s Washington, D.C., office will have the opportunity to witness the... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the economic hardship that Americans continue to face due to Democrats’ reckless spending. Thune noted that prices continue to rise on President Biden’s watch, and American families are having to pay more... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at the Senate Republican leadership press conference in strong support of the National Defense Authorization Act raising the topline defense spending level more than $25 billion above the president’s budget request. Thune urged Majority Leader Schumer... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today attempted to pass his Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, legislation that would guarantee medical care for babies who are born alive after an attempted or botched abortion, but Democrats objected. Thune noted that this common-sense bill is a basic... Continue Reading
“The Democrat leader knew that Republicans were not going to support a border bill that had previously been rejected, a contraception bill that would jeopardize the religious freedom of health care providers, or an IVF bill that would allow for human cloning and the genetic engineering of human embryos.” Click here to... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor to condemn Democrats’ attempts to undermine the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court. Thune noted that trust in the Supreme Court’s independence is essential, and he warned of the severe consequences of Democrats’... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the farm bill framework recently released by Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman (R-Ark.), which prioritizes the real needs of farmers and ranchers. Thune discussed many of his priorities that were... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband; Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Republican leader; Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), member of the Senate Commerce Committee; and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee; today urged Federal Communications Commission (FCC)... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) today called on U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to pause processing any new amnesty cases following the administration’s recent action to grant de facto amnesty to hundreds of thousands... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about Senate Democrats’ plan to force show votes on bills that are designed to score political points, not become law. Their latest attempt is a bill threatening to violate Americans’ conscience rights. Thune... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about President Biden’s immigration executive order designed to mask his failed policies that have created the dire situation at the southern border. Thune noted that President Biden has so far failed to take... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) recently called on the Biden administration to increase its timber harvesting targets in the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF). In a letter to U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore, the senators sounded the alarm on the USFS’s... Continue Reading
