U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) is currently seeking college students to serve as fall interns in his office in Washington, D.C., as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. Interns in Thune’s state offices will participate in constituent service and state outreach activities, while students... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and John Thune, R-S.D., ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to request a status update on the... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed surging crime rates in communities across the country that have slashed their police budgets in response to the far-left’s “defund the police” movement. Thune emphasized the essential role that law enforcement officers play in keeping our communities safe and the gratitude we owe the men... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, applauded the Senate for passing their bill to improve child support enforcement for Native American tribes by allowing the 60 tribes that currently operate... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the Democrat state legislators who have abandoned their jobs in Texas and the irony of Washington Democrats applauding their effort as they openly discuss trampling on minority rights in the U.S. Senate. Thune also discussed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) announcement that it... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), who has a 100 percent pro-life voting record in Congress, today discussed Speaker Pelosi’s and the White House’s refusal to answer if they believed that a 15-week-old unborn baby is a human being. Thune also discussed the president’s budget and the pro-abortion measures that would direct taxpayer dollars... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today urged U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Martin Walsh to protect individuals’ ability to work as independent contractors in the gig economy. The senators’ request follows up on the DOL’s withdrawal of a Trump-era rule that would... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Angus King (I-Maine) last week introduced a resolution that confronts China’s self-designation status as a developing country at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The resolution states that the WTO should reform its special and differential treatment rules... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime supporter of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court overturned a 10th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that would have severely limited future Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) small refinery exemptions, which undermine the RFS, give an... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today heard testimony from stakeholders, including South Dakota cattle producer and St. Onge livestock auction manager Justin Tupper, about their experiences with the cattle market. Thune requested that the Senate Agriculture committee hold this important hearing to help shed... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced a bill to temporarily increase the availability of H-2B visas for the purpose of restoring American forests. The bill would establish an uncapped, but temporary, carve-out of the H-2B program to permit a surge in workers to address a multi-year backlog in forest... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, today helped lead a subcommittee hearing on building resilient broadband networks. Denny Law, CEO of Golden West Telecommunications, testified at the hearing and discussed the challenges of deploying strong and resilient broadband in rural areas. In his opening statement,... Continue Reading
