U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requesting swift action from the department to ensure livestock producers have additional emergency Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) haying options as the drought continues. The... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement after voting against H.R. 3684, the infrastructure proposal considered by the Senate: “For months, senators from both sides of the aisle engaged in good-faith negotiations to produce an infrastructure bill for the Senate to consider, and I applaud them for... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Agriculture Committee, today released the following statement after Senate Democrats supported his amendment opposing the Biden administration’s proposed double death tax on family farmers, ranchers, and businesses, but then immediately watered down their support... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, today addressed the importance of prioritizing funding for broadband services to unserved rural communities like those in South Dakota. Thune discussed his concerns with the broadband-related provisions in the infrastructure package, and he highlighted the importance... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today urged National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Acting Assistant Secretary Evelyn Remaley to reconsider her decision to allow volunteers to... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today honored Nick Rossi, a longtime member of his staff and current chief of staff in his whip office, who will soon be leaving Capitol Hill after 26 years of government service. Thune’s remarks below (as prepared for delivery): “Mr. President, it’s members of... Continue Reading
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
