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
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how President Biden has used the federal regulatory system to advance a far-left agenda that will negatively affect families, farmers, and small business owners. Thune noted that he will continue to push back against President Biden’s burdensome... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) today introduced the Regulatory Transparency Act, legislation that would hold the Biden administration accountable by requiring federal agencies to conduct a more transparent and objective analysis of the impacts proposed regulations have on the economy. The bill would also... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today reintroduced the Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act. This legislation would require the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to expedite treatment of more than 70 million acres of National Forest System lands,... 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 how President Biden’s budget request would spend too much, tax too much, and fail to make the necessary investments in our national security. Thune’s remarks below:... 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 proposed $7 trillion budget. Thune discussed how the president’s budget would shrink the economy, prolong the inflation crisis, and guarantee unsustainable levels of debt. Thune’s remarks below (as prepared for... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), members of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), members of the House Committee on Ways and Means, today reintroduced the Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) recently reintroduced the Reverse Entry for Migrant Offenders and Violence Expulsion (REMOVE) Act, legislation that would close a loophole that currently allows noncitizens – including illegal immigrants – convicted of kidnapping or sexual... Continue Reading
