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

Thune, Cassidy, Capito Seek Answers on the True Cost of Biden’s Loan Forgiveness Actions

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.); Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), ranking member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today urged U.S. Department of Education... Continue Reading

Thune: South Dakotans Expect More From President Biden

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how, under President Biden’s leadership, Democrats’ failed policies and reckless spending have helped create significant economic and security challenges that are impacting South Dakotans. Thune noted that it’s time for President Biden to acknowledge the realities of his... Continue Reading

Thune: It’s Time to End Biden’s Costly Student Loan Bailout

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed President Biden’s reckless and costly student loan bailout and noted that the Senate will soon consider a resolution to block the government handout. Earlier this year, Thune introduced legislation that would prevent taxpayers and working families from paying... Continue Reading

Thune on Fox News: Republicans Forced President Biden to Cut Spending

Click here to watch the interview. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Your World with Neil Cavuto on Fox News to discuss the Fiscal Responsibility Act, legislation that would cut non-defense discretionary spending for the first time in a decade, rescind more unspent federal funds than any bill... Continue Reading

Thune: Responsible Budget Reforms Help Rein in Out-of-Control Democrat Spending

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the Fiscal Responsibility Act, legislation that would strengthen work requirements in federal programs, limit discretionary spending, end the costly student loan payment moratorium, and temporarily raise the debt ceiling to avoid default... Continue Reading

Thune-Moran Bill Would Address Affordable Housing Shortage

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today reintroduced the Housing Supply Expansion Act, legislation that would address the shortage of affordable housing options across the nation by making targeted reforms to requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act, a 1930s-era labor law. These reforms would reduce labor costs and administrative burdens on... Continue Reading

Thune: It’s Beyond Time to Confront America’s Spending and Debt Problem

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 President Biden to reach a meaningful deal with Speaker McCarthy to make common-sense budget reforms. Thune noted that provisions of the House Republicans’ Limit, Save, Grow Act would be a... Continue Reading