U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today led a press conference with his Senate Republican colleagues highlighting how the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion reckless tax-and-spending spree will raise taxes on middle-class Americans. Thune stressed that the proposed double death tax on family-run operations will crush the agricultural industry, and Senate Republicans will... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today called out the Biden administration for nominating an individual with ties to an eco-terrorist organization to head the Bureau of Land and Management. Thune noted that the nominee was involved in a tree-spiking plot, has referred to children as an “environmental hazard,” and promoted content that... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the importance of allowing a robust and thorough process to give senators ample time to discuss, digest, and offer amendments to the infrastructure package currently being considered in the Senate. Thune’s remarks below (as prepared for delivery): “Mr. President, it is good to... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today urged newly appointed U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore to improve the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF) timber sale program. Earlier this year, Thune led his colleagues from the South Dakota and Wyoming congressional... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), members of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) and Ann Kuster (D-N.H.) today reintroduced companion versions of the Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations (RUSH) Act of 2021, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to facilitate greater use of telehealth in skilled nursing facilities. ... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the ongoing humanitarian crisis and national security threat at the southern border due to President Biden’s misguided policies. Thune noted that Democrats are refusing to meaningfully address border security but want to include amnesty for illegal immigrants in their proposed... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spending spree and the cost that would ultimately fall on the backs of hardworking middle-income families. Thune noted that the Democrats’ new death tax would force Americans to pay more money in taxes on assets passed on from generation to... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today led several of his colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden requesting a meeting with him and representatives of his cabinet to discuss the Renewable Fuel Standard and promote biofuels as a key solution for America’s energy and climate agenda. The Biden administration’s energy and climate... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the dangers of critical race theory and its misrepresentation of American history. Thune also paid tribute to his former colleague, Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), who passed away last night as a result of injuries he suffered in a... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Angie Craig (D-Minn.), members of the House Agriculture Committee, today introduced companion bills that would improve the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) ability to allow for the timely... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today applauded the Senate Judiciary Committee for holding a hearing to examine possible improper and anti-competitive activity in the highly concentrated meatpacking industry. In May, Thune sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durban (D-Ill.) requesting this hearing. Tomorrow’s hearing will feature testimony from representatives from two of the... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke about the rising costs of inflation in America and warned that Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spending spree will further increase the cost of living for the middle class through lower wages and higher taxes. Thune noted that Democrats do not have a mandate for pushing... Continue Reading
