U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, this week discussed how reforming the business tax code through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has helped create jobs and expand opportunities for the American worker. Thune continued by discussing how businesses have offered pay raises,... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Agriculture Committee, today issued the following statement after he met with President Trump to discuss U.S. trade policy and the potential adverse effects that a trade war could have on South Dakota’s agriculture industry. “Agriculture is... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), who serves as chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today applauded the Indian Affairs Committee’s passage of their Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017 (S. 1250). Their legislation would enact comprehensive reforms... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today issued the following statement after the Senate passed numerous Thune-led proposals that will have a direct and positive effect on South Dakota. Among Thune’s proposals that were included in the bipartisan budget agreement that... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today unveiled his ninth legislative proposal intended to be included in the 2018 farm bill. The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Improvement and Rural Water System Access Act of 2018 (S. 2614) would increase... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, this week discussed the importance of the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) and called on his colleagues to pass H.R. 1865, which includes both SESTA and the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) today received an update from Colonel John Edwards and Chief Master Sergeant Adam Vizi of the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base. “I want to thank Colonel Edwards and Chief Master Sergeant Vizi... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today met with Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), chairman of the committee, to discuss the eight farm bill proposals he introduced over the past year. Thune’s proposals, which are intended to be wrapped into the... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement today after the Senate passed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155), which includes the most significant reforms to the Dodd-Frank Act since the law’s passage nearly 10 years ago: “Overregulation has hurt small, community... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today led a hearing titled, “Rebuilding Infrastructure in America: Administration Perspectives.” The hearing featured testimony from U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry, U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today joined U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), John Thune (R-S.D.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) in issuing the following joint statement regarding an agreement to provide fair tax treatment for all agricultural businesses: “The new, pro-growth tax law was... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, announced the witness list for the full committee hearing on Wednesday, March 14, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, titled, “Rebuilding Infrastructure in America: Administration Perspectives.” The hearing, which will be livestreamed here, will feature testimony from... Continue Reading
