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
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
