U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging President Biden to permit the year-round sale of E15 fuel in order to reduce the United States’ reliance on foreign sources... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how the Democrats’ radical agenda and out-of-control spending has created the worst inflation in 40 years. Thune noted that Democrats seem unable to recognize that it was their policies that helped create the current inflation crisis, and they are unwilling to address it in a meaningful way. Thune’s... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today introduced the Training America’s Workforce Act, which would direct the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to revive industry-recognized apprenticeship programs (IRAPs) that wereformalized by the Trump administration. Specifically, it would reinstate the rule that allowed third-party, DOL-approved entities, like qualifying trade associations or institutions... 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.) issued the following statements after the Biden administration’s Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) informed the VA medical facilities in Hot Springs, Wagner, and Fort Meade that proposed recommendations as part of a multi-year nationwide review of VA... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today called on President Biden to pursue an energy agenda that reduces the United States’ reliance on foreign sources of energy in order to cut costs for South Dakota families. Thune stressed that energy independence is critical to our national security, and he noted... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Senate Agriculture Committee, today discussed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, legislation that would help address longstanding supply chain challenges. Thune’s bipartisan legislation, which he introduced with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), would level the playing... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about President Biden’s State of the Union address. Thune noted that over the past year, President Biden and Democrats in Congress have pursued a reckless, partisan agenda instead of addressing the multiple crises their policies... Continue Reading
Click here above to watch the interview. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Your World with Neil Cavuto on Fox News to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine and President Biden’s lack of a plan to bolster American energy production, which would help counter Russia’s aggression and restore our energy independence.... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the global consequences of Vladimir Putin’s unjustified war against Ukraine. Thune noted that while this is Ukraine’s fight, the United States and allies must provide weapons and humanitarian assistance as well as impose swift and severe sanctions against Russia.... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after President Biden delivered his State of the Union address: “Over the past year, President Biden and Democrats in Congress have pursued a reckless, partisan agenda while crisis after crisis has mounted at home... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which has jurisdiction over technology and consumer protection, today introduced the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce (E-SIGN) Modernization Act. This legislation would streamline how consumers... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after President Biden delivered his State of the Union address: “Over the past year, President Biden and Democrats in Congress have pursued a reckless, partisan agenda while crisis after crisis has mounted at home and abroad. “The... Continue Reading
