Thune: Regular Order Increases Transparency, Accountability, and Trust in Legislative Process

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the importance of regular order in the Senate, which allows for a more deliberative process that promotes bipartisanship and increases productivity. Thune noted that regular order also results in a more transparent legislative process and ensures that senators... Continue Reading

Thune Condemns Democrats’ Dangerous Attacks on the Legitimacy of the Supreme Court

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor and condemned Democrats’ threatening rhetoric about the Supreme Court. Thune noted that in response to some of the court’s recent decisions, Democrats’ responses have gone from simply disagreeing with judicial outcomes to proactively attacking... Continue Reading

Thune’s Office Accepting Fall Internship Applications

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — 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 state offices will participate in constituent service and state... Continue Reading

Thune Statement on Supreme Court Striking Down President Biden’s Student Loan Scheme

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in Biden v. Nebraska, which struck down President Biden’s reckless and costly student loan bailout executive order: “Not only was President Biden’s budget-busting student loan bailout fundamentally unfair, now it has been found... Continue Reading

Thune Leads Bipartisan Effort to Deliver Faster Care to South Dakota Seniors

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) recently led his colleagues in a bipartisan, bicameral effort to urge the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to quickly finalize a set of proposed rules that would accelerate the delivery of quality care to seniors on Medicare by modernizing and streamlining prior... Continue Reading

Thune: Annual Defense Bill Must Address Shortfalls in Military Readiness

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the importance of passing a strong National Defense Authorization Act in order to bolster national security, enhance shortfalls in military readiness, prioritize critical projects for the incoming B-21 mission at Ellsworth Air Force... Continue Reading

Thune, Stabenow, Capito, Baldwin, Moran, Cardin Seek Feedback on 340B Drug Discount Program

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), all members of the Senate 340B bipartisan working group, today sent a letter to stakeholders seeking feedback on ways to improve the 340B program. Specifically, the senators... Continue Reading

Thune: U.S. Needs Strong Economy, National Defense to Compete with China

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the threat that China poses to the United States and the importance of putting America in a position of strength to be able to counter China. Thune noted that we must strengthen our... Continue Reading

Thune: Republicans Hold Biden Administration Accountable for Overreaching Regulations

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the Republican-led efforts to overturn some of the Biden administration’s egregious policies through the Congressional Review Act, a tool that can be used to check overreaching executive branch regulatory power. Thune noted that this year alone, nine resolutions of... Continue Reading

Thune: Families Aren’t Buying Biden’s Alternate Economic Reality

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 disingenuous and out-of-touch op-ed in the Wall Street Journal where he touts a pro-growth, pro-jobs economic record. Thune noted that the value of Americans’ wages have dropped, and families are paying... Continue Reading

Thune, Rounds, Johnson Request Additional Support for Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies in South Dakota

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) this week urged U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to direct the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to provide additional support to tribal law enforcement agencies in South Dakota to help combat... Continue Reading

Thune: Americans’ Energy Needs Deserve an All-of-the-Above Energy Policy

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the need for an all-of-the-above energy policy and urged President Biden to take a more realistic approach to American energy. Thune noted that any energy policy that doesn’t embrace conventional and renewable sources... Continue Reading