WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today reintroduced the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Improvement Act. This legislation would bolster CRP by improving access to grazing, maximizing enrollment options for producers, and addressing implementation issues following... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), ranking member and chairman, respectively, of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) today reintroduced the Rural Internet Improvement Act. This bipartisan legislation would streamline and bolster U.S. Department of... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today reintroduced the bipartisan Agriculture Innovation Act, legislation that would strengthen agricultural data collection and research to connect farmers and ranchers with the most effective conservative practices. The legislation... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed his goals for the 2023 farm bill. Thune noted that he is fortunate to be a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, which gives him an important platform from which to address the needs of... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed some of the areas where Republicans and Democrats can find common ground in a divided Congress to address many of the issues facing the country. Thune noted that in order to deliver meaningful results for American... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), incoming ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today released the following statement regarding the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO’s) new report on the Federal Communications... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today expressed his gratitude for the participants in the annual March for Life, especially all of the South Dakotans who traveled to Washington, D.C., to stand up for the rights of the unborn. Thune’s remarks below (as prepared... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) today reintroduced the American Beef Labeling Act, legislation that would reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef. This legislation would require the U.S.... Continue Reading
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule that repeals the Biden administration’s toddler mask mandate at Head Start facilities: “The Biden administration’s toddler mask mandate is a national embarrassment, and... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today honored retiring U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) on the Senate floor. Thune’s remarks below (as prepared for delivery): “Mr. President, in just a few days my neighbor from Nebraska, Senator Ben Sasse, is retiring from Congress... Continue Reading
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule: “Like President Obama before him, President Biden is trying to greatly expand the reach of the federal government into the lives... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed his nationwide broadband oversight effort that will hold agencies accountable and ensure that previously authorized broadband funding is being used in the most efficient way possible to protect taxpayer dollars. Thune noted that in the last... Continue Reading
