U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today urged U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai to prioritize lumber tariff relief in order to make home construction and homeownership more affordable for communities across the country. The senators also urged the... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how the Democrats’ radical energy agenda has helped create record-high inflation and soaring fuel prices. Thune argued that Congress and the administration should instead pursue a pro-growth agenda that reduces the United States’ reliance on foreign countries for oil,... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today led several of their colleagues in requesting that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack address implementation issues with the Emergency Relief Program (ERP), which helps producers offset the... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today joined several of his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation to recover funds from unchecked unemployment fraud and provide incentives for states to recover fraudulent payments. The bill would jumpstart efforts to claw back federal funds and pursue recovery of... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today warned that the cost of the Democrats’ trillion-dollar reckless tax-and-spending spree would ultimately fall on the backs of small businesses and hardworking families in South Dakota and around the country. Thune noted that Democrats remain unfazed by the impacts of their radical spending proposals... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement ahead of the one-year anniversary of the ignored July 13, 2021, State Department dissent cable that warned of the Taliban’s ability to quickly retake territory and potentially seize Kabul, the capital of... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to return the question of abortion to the states and the people and their elected representatives. Thune applauded the pro-life movement for its decades-long commitment to defending the unborn and criticized Democrats for using scare tactics and misinformation to... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), along with SVAC Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Ben Ray Luján... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturns Roe v. Wade: “This decision to overturn Roe is long overdue, and it’s a historic day in the pro-life movement,” said Thune. “Our country is... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about Great Outdoors Month and highlighted the many natural wonders that make South Dakota special. Thune also discussed the work he is doing to help preserve our nation’s outdoor spaces for future generations. Thune’s remarks below (as prepared... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) is currently seeking college students to serve as fall interns in his office in Washington, D.C., as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. Interns in Thune’s state offices will participate in constituent service and state outreach activities, while interns in the Washington, D.C., office will have the opportunity to witness... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today called on President Biden to condemn all political violence, including threats against the pro-life community ahead of the anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Thune also discussed the important role pregnancy resource centers have in supporting mothers and... Continue Reading
