U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) joined his colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Labor to oppose the Biden administration’s proposal to make substantial, misguided, and burdensome changes to the wage regulations issued under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA), a federal labor law that is already overly complicated and costly for... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) joined his colleagues in demanding answers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its investigation into Abbott Nutrition’s Michigan manufacturing facility and failure to mitigate the nationwide baby formula shortage. The senators are also seeking answers regarding when the White House was made... 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, introduced the 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 would improve the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s)... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed his priorities for the 2023 farm bill, which would be the fifth farm bill he’s helped write during his time in Congress. Thune noted the importance of serving on the Senate Agriculture Committee, which gives him an important platform from which he can address the... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today expressed his deep gratitude to the men and women of our nation’s law enforcement community. Thune warned against the dangers of anti-police sentiment and rhetoric, and he discussed the need to send a unified message that police officers perform an... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the interview. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Fox and Friends to discuss the ongoing shortage of baby formula in the United States. Thune noted that this is yet another demonstration of the Biden administration’s incompetence, partly due to adhering to an ideological agenda without regard for... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how Democrats’ government-knows-best mentality has created the worst inflation crisis in 40 years and numerous crises harming the American people. Thune noted that in contrast, Republicans believe that individuals, not Washington bureaucrats, are the best judges of what they,... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the upcoming Senate vote on the Democrats’ Abortion on Demand Act, legislation that would prop up the abortion industry and make abortion on demand, at any time, for essentially any reason, the law of the land. Thune’s remarks... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today recognized Ukraine’s tremendous achievements in successfully standing up to Russian aggression in its fight for freedom. Thune noted that the Ukrainian people cannot sustain this war without military support from the United States and other free countries, and he called on European partners to make... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee; and John Boozman (R-Ark.) ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; today led a group of Finance... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how record-high inflation is hurting small businesses in South Dakota. Thune noted that small businesses, including farms and ranches, are struggling with high energy costs, which affect everything from production to the transportation of finished products to the cost of keeping a storefront... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the unprecedented leak of a draft opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case that’s currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. Thune noted that attempting to intimidate the Supreme Court has become par for the course for the left, and... Continue Reading
