Recent Press Releases

Date Title
10/24/12 Delegation Opposes Hot Springs VA Proposal
10/23/12 Senator Thune's Office Accepting Spring Internship Applications
10/21/12 Thune Statement on Senator McGovern’s Passing
10/17/12 Thune Presses USDA to Investigate Sheep Market Collapse and Risk Protection Insurance Coverage
10/11/12 Grassley, Thune Continue to Seek Answers on Federal Money to Battery Company With Chinese Investor
10/5/12 Thune Bill to Eliminate Burdensome Environment Compliance Costs on Businesses Signed Into Law
10/2/12 Delegation Requests Meeting With Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki in Hot Springs
10/1/12 Senators: SPR is for an Emergency – Not a Presidential Campaign
9/27/12 Thune Statement on Reduction in U.S. Economic Growth
9/25/12 USDA to Provide Remaining Funding for Mni Waste’ Water System
9/22/12 Thune Bill to Eliminate Burdensome Environment Compliance Costs on Businesses Passes Senate
9/22/12 Senate Passes Thune Bill to Block European Airline Tax on U.S. Carriers, Passengers
9/20/12 Thune, Sessions Call on OMB to Provide Missing Sequestration Details
9/18/12 Thune Presses IHS and VA to Evaluate Service Agreements
9/17/12 Thune Requests Relocation of Breath Alcohol Testing Mobile for Great Plains Region
9/14/12 Report Confirms Dramatic, Disproportionate Cuts Threaten National Defense
9/12/12 Thune, Conrad, Hoeven, Johnson, and Tester Request Hearing on Corps of Engineers’ Proposal to Charge Fees for Missouri River Water Usage
9/11/12 Thune Statement on Anniversary of September 11th Attacks
8/21/12 Thune: American Farm Bureau Federation Report Shows Significant Negative Impact of Death Tax in South Dakota
8/16/12 Delegation Announces Major Upgrade to Sioux Falls Weather Radar
8/15/12 Thune Nominates Sioux Falls Couple for “Angels in Adoption” Award
8/14/12 Thune, Grassley Question Obama Administration on Taxpayer Funding of Faltering Battery Manufacturer Following Planned Chinese Investment
8/7/12 Thune-Sessions Sequestration Transparency Bill Signed into Law
8/1/12 Thune Pushes Vilsack to Open Wetlands CRP Acres
7/31/12 Committee Approves Thune Bill to Block European Tax on Flights in U.S. Airspace