U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today met with Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler to discuss his nomination and the importance of year-round E15 sales for South Dakota’s number one industry, agriculture. “Acting Administrator Wheeler is committed to the president’s efforts to provide greater regulatory relief and certainty... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked consideration of a common-sense proposal that would have ended the partial government shutdown, restored federal government services, invested in much-needed border security, and provided supplemental disaster relief to areas of the country that have been affected... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) is currently seeking college students to serve as summer 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. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement after President Trump announced a new proposal to reopen the government while also securing the border. “The president today announced a reasonable and fair proposal to provide border security and fully reopen our government, which I encourage my Democrat colleagues... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee and chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), also a member of the Commerce Committee and author of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, this week reintroduced the Telephone Robocall Abuse... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today expressed his gratitude for the thousands of people who travel to Washington, D.C., to participate in the March for Life, a peaceful rally to stand up for the unborn. Thune’s speech below (as prepared for delivery): “Mr. President, this Friday, as they do every... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the importance of negotiation and compromise in order to reopen the federal government. While President Trump has a strongly held position, he has also made it clear that he is willing to be flexible and to negotiate with Democrats. Meanwhile, Democrats have been... Continue Reading
Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today announced the deputy whip team for the 116th Congress. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) will lead the team as chief deputy whip. Serving as deputy whips are: Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), James... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today reintroduced the Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act, legislation to prioritize H-2B visa allocation to states with the lowest unemployment rates, which, in turn, would benefit states with the highest need for a supplemental workforce. It would also provide cap relief for other states beyond the initial... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), outgoing chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, was today selected by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), incoming chairman of the Commerce Committee, to lead the committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet. The subcommittee oversees matters relating to the technology... Continue Reading
While the Senate floor is often the epicenter of big legislative debates, most of the bills or nominations that receive a final up-or-down vote by all 100 senators have been carefully reviewed by smaller groups of senators at each of the various committees, which, collectively, have jurisdiction over nearly every... 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 reintroduced Senate and House companion versions of the Custer County Airport Conveyance Act, legislation that would transfer approximately 66 acres of Black Hills National Forest System land to Custer County, South Dakota. The U.S.... Continue Reading
