U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, today introduced the Black Hills Forest Protection and Jobs Preservation Act. The legislation would require the U.S. Forest Service (USFS)... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement after President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court: “The president must obtain the consent of the Senate before his nominee to the Supreme Court can take the bench, and I plan to approach this nomination... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement regarding Russia’s aggression in Ukraine: “The United States, NATO, and Ukraine must not back down to Vladimir Putin’s demands to undermine regional security or yield to his visions of remaking a malign Soviet sphere of influence,” said Thune. “In recognizing the independence... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the interview. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America’s Newsroom on Fox News with Dana Perino and Bill Hemmer to discuss how Democrats’ numerous self-inflicted crises are harming rural America. On Democrats’ self-inflicted crises: “The Democrats – Dana, to your point – are gonna have a lot... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the interview. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business Network to discuss how the Biden administration and Democrats are handling Russia’s aggression, American energy production, and the rise in inflation that is continuing to burden American families with high costs on goods and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced a bill to require the U.S. State Department to release a public, unclassified version of the July 13, 2021, internal dissent channel cable that reportedly warned of the rapidly deteriorating security situation in... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how the Biden administration’s policies are hurting farmers and ranchers in South Dakota. Thune noted that South Dakota producers are struggling with the burden of inflation and high input costs. Thune’s remarks below (as prepared for delivery): “Mr. President, farming and ranching... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how President Biden has created the worst border crisis in our nation’s history. Thune noted that the massive increase of fentanyl being smuggled across the border to states around the country is affecting communities in South Dakota. Thune’s... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced legislation to require the director of national intelligence to report to Congress any time it is determined that U.S. military equipment that was abandoned in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Syria is used in a terrorist attack against the United States or its allies or used in... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) today expressed their concern with the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS’s) plans to reduce the timber sale program for the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF). The... Continue Reading
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, Senate Republican Whip John Thune, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman and Ranking Member Jack Reed and Jim Inhofe, Senate Banking Committee Chairman and Ranking Member Sherrod Brown and Pat Toomey, Senate Foreign Relations... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the interview. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Sandra Smith on Fox News to discuss his resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s mask mandate for toddlers in the Head Start program. Yesterday, Thune and House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) authored a joint op-ed on the need to unmask America’s... Continue Reading
