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
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today called out Democrats for trying to undermine the legislative filibuster in hopes of forcing through a federal election takeover that would give their party an advantage in future elections. Thune discussed the dangerous precedent that would be set if Democrats... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today expressed his gratitude for participants in the annual March for Life, especially all of the South Dakotans who travel to Washington., D.C. to stand up for the rights of the unborn. Thune’s remarks below (as prepared for delivery): ... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at a press conference held by Senate Republicans marking President Biden and Vice President Harris’ disastrous first year in office. Thune’s remarks below: “Well, and you don’t have to believe us, look at what the American people... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to halt the Biden administration’s unconstitutional vaccine mandate on large private sector employers. “The Supreme Court’s decision to halt the Biden administration’s unconstitutional vaccine mandate on large private sector employers is a win... Continue Reading
