Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about preserving critical Senate traditions in the face of partisan attacks. Thune spoke on the need to preserve the current blue slip process for district court nominees, which serves as an important tool... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Taxation and Internal Revenue Service Oversight, today led 40 of his Senate colleagues, including Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, in reintroducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act, his bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would reduce the financial burden associated with various fitness-related purchases and activities. Specifically, the bill would allow individuals and families to use a portion of... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at the Senate Republican Conference weekly press conference about H.R. 1, House Republicans’ energy legislation, and how the Senate should be debating similar legislation to advance our energy and national security. Thune also discussed how last... 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 importance of strengthening our nation’s military and energy security, securing the border, and engaging globally to build relationships with allies in order to stand against the hostile actions from adversaries of... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) today reintroduced the Livestock Regulatory Protection Act, bipartisan legislation that would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing permits related to livestock emissions. Specifically, the bill would amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the EPA from issuing... 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 need for a more ambitious U.S. trade agenda for American workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses. Thune called on the administration to kick-start negotiations on a comprehensive free trade agreement between the... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today reintroduced a bill that would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from monitoring methane emissions from livestock. Specifically, the bill would prohibit the EPA from using any of... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at the Senate Republican Conference weekly press conference about the need for a robust amendment process while the Senate considers legislation concerning the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) related to Iraq.... 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 Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act, his new bipartisan bill that would establish a risk-based process to identify and mitigate foreign-adversary threats to... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Taxation and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Oversight, today led his colleagues in introducing the Merchant Category Code (MCC) Neutrality Act, legislation that would prohibit the IRS from auditing taxpayers based primarily on the MCC used by their business. The... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the interview. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America Reports on Fox News to discuss the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, his questioning of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this morning, and his bipartisan legislation to tackle national security threats from foreign adversary technologies like... Continue Reading
