WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member and former chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and current chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, this week joined Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), current chairman of the committee, Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in introducing the Broadband... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the importance of Congress passing the United States-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement in order to provide certainty for American producers and expand market access for a vast array of American goods and services. The agreement is also important for the agriculture industry, as it... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to President Trump in support of Oglala Sioux Tribe President Julian Bear Runner’s request for a major disaster declaration for the Pine Ridge Reservation following severe winter storms and flooding... Continue Reading
Click here or the photo above to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the benefits of year-round sale of E15 (15 percent ethanol-blended fuel) following the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to allow it went into effect. Thune has been a long-time advocate for biofuels, first calling... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today applauded the Trump administration for approving South Dakota’s request for a major disaster declaration and subsequent federal assistance after late-winter storms caused significant damage to infrastructure, livestock, homes, and bridges throughout the state. “I’m grateful for the... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) today introduced the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Appraiser Eligibility Expansion Act (S. 1722), bipartisan legislation that would update the law to once again give licensed residential appraisers the ability to conduct appraisals on FHA properties. Under current law, unlike their certified... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expedite the development of the cover crop guidelines that were established in the 2018 farm bill. The senators also requested that haying and grazing... Continue Reading
Click here or the photo above to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the state of the agriculture economy and what he is doing in Congress to address the concerns that South Dakota farmers and ranchers have expressed to him. Full text of the speech... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON- U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed his work to advance the United States in the race to 5G, including his MOBILE NOW Act, which was signed into law in 2018, and his bipartisan STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act, legislation he reintroduced yesterday with Sen. Brian Schatz... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member and former chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and current chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), the ranking member of the subcommittee, today reintroduced the Streamlining the Rapid Evolution And Modernization of Leading-edge Infrastructure Necessary... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to permit the year-round sale of E15 fuel (15 percent ethanol-blended fuel) in the United States went into effect, which follows through on President Trump’s... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) was featured on CBS This Morning today discussing the bipartisan Employer Participation in Repayment Act, which would allow employers to contribute up to $5,250 tax-free to their employees’ student loans — providing employees with much-needed relief and employers with a unique tool to attract and... Continue Reading
