Thune on America’s Newsroom: Democrats’ Far-Left Policies Harm Rural America

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

Thune on Fox Business: President Biden Condones Putin’s Pipeline, Kills American Energy

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

Thune, Risch Lead Effort to Release Afghanistan Dissent Cable

 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

Thune: Biden’s Policies Leave South Dakota’s Farmers and Ranchers Out to Dry

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

Thune: Biden’s Border Crisis Affecting Communities in South Dakota

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

Thune Bill Demands Accountability for Biden Allowing Taliban Takeover of U.S. Military Equipment

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

South Dakota, Wyoming Delegations Continue to Urge USDA to Prioritize the Health of the Black Hills National Forest and its Timber Sale Program

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

Thune Joins Colleagues in Message Of Solidarity With The People Of Ukraine

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

Thune on Fox News: Unmask America’s Children

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

Thune: Democrats’ Self-Inflicted Inflation Crisis is Hurting South Dakota Families

Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how the Democrats’ self-inflicted inflation crisis is hurting South Dakota families, and he noted that South Dakotans have received a de facto pay cut due to rising costs of goods and services.    Excerpts of Thune’s remarks below:  ... Continue Reading

Thune Introduces Resolution to Unmask America’s Children

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today led several of his Senate Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution that, if enacted, would allow Congress to nullify a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) interim final rule (IFR) that requires all staff and volunteers in Head Start educational facilities around the country... Continue Reading

Thune: Democrats Favor Expanding Government Power Over Addressing Their Self-Inflicted Crises

Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how Democrats’ misplaced priorities are fueling the inflation, border, and supply chain crises. Thune noted that Democrats should focus on these issues if they really care to help American families instead of blindly pushing forward with their far-left agenda.... Continue Reading