U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.), authors of the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act and members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, recently sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressing support for the agency’s ongoing efforts to address the... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee and the top Republican on the Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, recently joined several of his Senate Republican colleagues in raising serious concerns with the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS’s) announcement of a major expansion of its collaboration... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine, including Russia’s unserious demands for de-escalation. Thune spoke about the imperative of presenting a credible deterrent to Putin while demonstrating that the United States will make good on its longstanding NATO commitments. ... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), both members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today introduced the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, bipartisan legislation that would update federal regulations for the global shipping industry. The bill would level the playing field for American exporters by making it... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) today introduced the Help Expand Liability Protections (HELP) for Volunteers Act. This bipartisan legislation would permanently extend the Public Health Service Act’s health care professional liability coverage to health professional volunteers at Community Health Centers (CHCs). “Community Health Centers provide crucial... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today led the entire Senate Republican Conference in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to suspend the pending rulemaking to redefine the scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA), specifically “waters of the United... Continue Reading
Click here watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, this week expressed concern with the large meatpackers’ control over beef processing capacity and cattle supply in South Dakota and across the country. Thune explained that meatpackers are experiencing massive profits, while cattle producers... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed President Biden’s crisis-ridden first year in the White House. Thune noted that the president has completely abandoned the promise of unity he made in his inaugural address and has failed to address multiple ongoing crises that are negatively affecting... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prioritize the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) by maintaining the blending requirements for 2022, denying all pending Small Refinery Exemptions, eliminating proposed... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the full interview. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Charles Payne on Fox News to discuss Democrats’ attempt to revive their reckless tax-and-spending spree, the inflation crisis caused by Democrats’ spending, the upcoming Supreme Court vacancy, and Democrats blocking sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline. ... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) today issued the following statements after their Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure school districts participating in the Impact Aid Program maintain stable funding levels, was signed into law. The Thune-Smith bill will allow these school districts to use previously reported student headcounts... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today led several of his Republican colleagues in urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to rescind an interim final rule (IFR) that places one-size-fits-all federal mandates on Head Start programs across the nation. Included in the IFR is a... Continue Reading
