U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today reintroduced the Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act (S. 680), legislation that would encourage more physical activity in the United States and incentivize healthier living by allowing Americans to use a portion of the money saved in their pre-tax health... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the state of the U.S. economy. From the fourth quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2018, the economy had its strongest annual growth in 10 years, which was the result of pro-growth Republican policies like reforming the tax code and lifting... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, yesterday questioned Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on farm bill implementation in a hearing entitled, “Implementing the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.” During the hearing, Thune told Perdue that Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), members of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, today reintroduced the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act, bipartisan legislation that would simplify and standardize state income tax collection for employees who travel outside of their home state for temporary work assignments.... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bipartisan bill (S. 47) that included their Custer County Airport Conveyance Act, legislation that would transfer approximately 66 acres of Black Hills... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, today questioned a panel of privacy experts at a full Commerce Committee hearing entitled, “Policy Principles for a Federal Data Privacy Framework in the United States.” The hearing examined approaches Congress might... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed Senate Democrats’ rejection of a bill that would ban infanticide in the United States. Full text of Thune’s speech below (as prepared for delivery): “Mr. President, last night, for the second time in a month, Democrats objected to a bill to ban infanticide.... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to prioritize implementation of the conservation and commodity title programs of the 2018 farm bill. This letter follows up on Thune-Brown legislation that was... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement after Democrats voted down a measure that would protect infants who are born alive during abortions. “This is a common-sense measure that we all should be able to get behind — a bill that simply declares that any infant born... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement after the Senate voted 83-16 to advance a spending bill that invests in border security and funds the federal government through the remainder of the fiscal year, two priorities for which Thune has advocated as this compromise was being negotiated.... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Bill Barr to be the next U.S. attorney general. “Bill Barr is eminently qualified to be our next U.S. attorney general. He is not only thoughtful and even-handed in temperament, he is also a long-time public... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) this week introduced legislation to help Americans tackle their student loan debt. The Employer Participation in Repayment Act 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... Continue Reading
