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
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor to honor those who serve or have served in the United States military and pay his respects to the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. Thune noted... 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 Biden administration’s new student loan debt transfer scheme. Thune noted that this latest attempt to circumvent Congress would not only unfairly transfer the burden of forgiving billions of dollars in student... 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 ongoing crisis at the southern border and Leader Schumer’s shameless ploy to blame Republicans for a disaster of President Biden’s making. Thune noted that the president has the authority to clean... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) recently called on the U.S. Department of Education to withdraw its latest attempt to transfer student loan debt onto American taxpayers. The U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rule would cost hard-working Americans an additional $147 billion, which would bring the total student... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor to commemorate National Police Week and honor law enforcement officers and their families for their service. Thune paid tribute to Moody County Chief Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok, who was tragically killed in the... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor to congratulate Eric Schulte and Judge Camela Theeler, nominees to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota, on their confirmation votes in the Senate. Thune and Rounds... 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 April Consumer Price Index report that revealed prices have increased 19.9 percent since President Biden took office. Thune noted that in addition to soaring inflation and sky-high prices, Democrats’ plan to... 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 consequences of the Biden administration’s out-of-control regulatory regime. Thune noted that President Biden’s burdensome regulations have led to increased prices for families, farmers, and small business owners while jeopardizing American energy... Continue Reading
