Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today criticized the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS’s) failure to deliver basic customer services and the negative effect it has on South Dakota taxpayers. Thune noted that rather than improving taxpayer services, Washington Democrats have instead prioritized doubling the size of the agency in... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, today released the following statement after his Ocean Shipping Reform Act was unanimously passed by the committee. Thune’s legislation, which he introduced with U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), would support U.S. exporters, strengthen the investigatory authority... 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 introduced the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Improvement Act. This legislation would bolster CRP by improving access to grazing, providing more enrollment options to producers, and addressing CRP implementation issues following the 2018... Continue Reading
Click here above to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the United States’ need to support Ukraine and place additional sanctions on Russia. Thune stressed the importance of unleashing American energy production in order to lessen our allies’ dependence on Russian energy, and he noted that every dollar... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) recently joined several of his colleagues in demanding the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) provide answers on recent actions that infringe on Americans’ Second Amendment rights by preventing law-abiding citizens from creating and owning suppressors. “These continued assaults of the Second Amendment threaten law-abiding... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, today discussed his concerns with the nomination of Gigi Sohn to serve on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Thune highlighted Ms. Sohn’s radical position on net neutrality, and he noted that Americans... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today called on President Biden to prioritize American energy independence. Thune noted that President Biden could immediately set us on a path to lower energy prices by announcing that his administration will get serious about expediting American production of oil and gas and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today expressed their frustration and concern with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) recommendations to the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission to close or downsize several VA health care facilities in South Dakota. “The... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) recently joined several of his colleagues in introducing the Tornado Observation Research Notification and Deployment to Operations (TORNADO) Act to improve the forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather. The legislation would require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) to update its methods for communicating alerts to residents... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how the Democrats’ radical agenda and reckless spending has created the worst inflation crisis in 40 years. Thune noted that Democrats flooded the zone with unnecessary government money when they passed the American Rescue Plan last year, which caused the economy... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined his Republican colleagues in telling the Biden administration that he will not support any revived Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran that fails to materially curb Iran’s malign agenda. According to public reports, the Biden administration is negotiating a renewed agreement with... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the urgent need to provide Ukraine with the defense equipment it needs to stand up to the ongoing Russian aggression. Thune noted the importance of developing energy resources in the United States to ensure that our nation never has to rely on... Continue Reading
