Press Releases - Senator John Thune

Thune: Democrats Prioritize Radical Climate Agenda Over Addressing Skyrocketing Energy Prices

Click here to watch the video U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how Democrats’ proposed energy tax hikes would hurt Americans who are already suffering from high energy prices. Thune noted that the Democrats’ bill is wasteful and irresponsible and would do nothing to ease the economic pain that their policies... Continue Reading

Thune: South Dakota Taxpayers Cannot Afford the Democrats’ Reckless Spending

Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spending spree would hurt South Dakota taxpayers. Thune noted that according to data from the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation, Americans in nearly every income bracket would bear a significant burden of this bill’s tax hikes, with more than... Continue Reading

Thune Statement on the Death of al Qaeda Terrorist Ayman al-Zawahiri

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement on the death of al Qaeda terrorist Ayman al-Zawahiri: “Al-Zawahiri was one of the key plotters of the terrorist attacks on 9/11, and he succeeded Osama bin Laden as the leader of al Qaeda for the past 11 years. He shares responsibility... Continue Reading

Thune: Democrats’ Disastrous Spending Bill is Chock-Full of Tax Hikes, Radical Energy Policies

Click here to watch the video U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how the Democrats’ disastrous spending bill would increase inflation, raise taxes, and fund radical Green New Deal projects. Thune noted that rather than increasing accountability and improving taxpayer services, the Democrats’ bill would double the size of the Internal Revenue Service in order... Continue Reading

Thune on Fox News: Democrats’ Tax Hikes and Reckless Spending Will Do Nothing to Address Inflation

Click here to watch the interview. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Charles Payne on Fox News to discuss Speaker Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan and the Democrats’ latest version of their reckless tax-and-spending spree. On Speaker Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan: “I think it’s important, and I think it was wrong for the administration... Continue Reading

Thune: It is Reckless to Raise Taxes in a Recession

Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed this morning’s report that the United States has experienced two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth, which is the traditional definition of a recession. Thune stressed that Democrats’ latest reckless tax-and-spending spree would waste taxpayer dollars, slow economic growth, and do nothing to help... Continue Reading

Key Thune Priorities For South Dakota Included in Water Infrastructure Bill

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement after the Senate passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, legislation that includes key Thune-led provisions to bolster South Dakota’s water rights and combat invasive species. “This legislation provides greater certainty to South Dakota and neighboring states when it comes to... Continue Reading

Thune: Ongoing Southern Border Crisis Empowers Cartels, Fuels Fentanyl Overdoses

Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how the Biden administration’s deliberate refusal to secure the southern border is affecting community safety all across the country, including in South Dakota. Thune noted that the high volume of fentanyl being trafficked across the southern border continues to fuel our nation’s opioid... Continue Reading

Thune Introduces Legislation to Fight Democrats’ Radical Environmental Agenda, Protect South Dakota Producers

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today led several of his Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Food and Energy Security Act, legislation that would prohibit the Biden administration from forcing its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) agenda onto the American economy. Specifically, the bill would require federal financial and securities regulators to estimate... Continue Reading

Thune: It’s Never a Good Time to Raise Taxes

Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how Democrats want to impose a trillion dollars in tax hikes while record-high inflation is hurting small businesses and families in South Dakota. Thune warned that the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spending spree would guarantee persistent and widespread inflation. Thune’s... Continue Reading

Thune, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Address Pilot Shortage

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined his colleagues in introducing the Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act, legislation that would raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age from 65 to 67. “Airline staffing challenges continue to result in cancellations and delays across the aviation system,” said Thune. “Providing an opportunity for highly qualified,... Continue Reading

Thune, Rounds, Johnson Urge Biden to Grant Disaster Declaration Following June Storms

U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to President Biden in support of Gov. Kristi Noem’s (R-S.D.) request for a major disaster declaration in western and central South Dakota following a series of severe storms that began on June 11,... Continue Reading