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
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
