Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about his recent trip to the Rio Grande Valley at the U.S. southern border. Thune’s remarks below (as prepared for delivery): “Mr. President, at the end of last week I joined several... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) today reintroduced the Chronic Disease Management Act, bipartisan legislation that would ensure high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) that are used with health savings accounts (HSAs) can cover care related to chronic disease management prior to a beneficiary reaching their plan... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. MCALLEN, TEXAS — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) traveled to the Rio Grande Valley at the U.S. southern border to see firsthand the ongoing national security and humanitarian crisis and hear directly from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents, local law enforcement, local elected... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) today introduced the Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act. The legislation would authorize the administration to negotiate and conclude a trade agreement with the United Kingdom to open export opportunities for businesses of all... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today talked about the importance of an all-of-the-above energy policy to reduce the United States’ reliance on foreign sources of energy. Thune noted that any energy policy that doesn’t embrace conventional and renewable sources is insufficient and would place... 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 highly partisan nominees. Thune stated that the president has renominated at least 15 individuals who were unable to get any bipartisan support in the last Congress. Thune noted that if... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today reintroduced the Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation that would improve the effectiveness and timeliness of multiple U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs that assist farmers and ranchers... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today criticized the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for blowing past the deadline to provide a detailed report on how the agency intends to use the unprecedented $80 billion in new funding that Democrats provided the agency last August... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging President Biden to permit the year-round sale of E15 fuel in 2023 in order to reduce the United States’ reliance... 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 reckless student loan forgiveness plan. Thune discussed how the president’s student loan bailout is incredibly unfair to those taxpayers who never incurred student debt, and he noted that it will do... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) recently sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Martin Walsh requesting an update on the... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, today reintroduced the Stop Reckless Student Loan Actions Act. The legislation would end President Biden’s untargeted, budget-busting suspension of repayments on qualifying federal student loans. The... Continue Reading
