Press Releases

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

Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the Democrats’ attempt to abolish the legislative filibuster and dramatically change the rules of the Senate. Thune noted that any carveout would lead to the permanent end of the filibuster and run completely counter... Continue Reading

U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) yesterday introduced the Inflation Prevention Act. This bill would bar Congress from considering legislation that would be estimated to increase inflation so long as the year-over-year inflation rate is greater than 4.5 percent. On January 12, 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that annualized inflation in... Continue Reading

Click here to watch the interview. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined “The Story with Martha MacCallum” on Fox News to discuss the Democrats’ latest push to eliminate the legislative filibuster in order to pass a partisan federal takeover of state elections.   On President Biden’s bitterly partisan, unpresidential speech in... Continue Reading

Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the Democrats’ latest attempt to change longstanding Senate rules to enable a partisan federal takeover of elections. Thune noted that eliminating the legislative filibuster would strip away one of the most significant minority party protections in our system of... Continue Reading

Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the Democrats’ latest threat to abolish the legislative filibuster. Thune noted that abolishing the filibuster would fundamentally change the character of the Senate and remove one of the most significant protections of minority party rights in our system of... Continue Reading