Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the Democrats’ attempt to abolish the legislative filibuster and dramatically change the rules of the Senate. Thune noted that any carveout would lead to the permanent end of the filibuster and run completely counter... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) yesterday introduced the Inflation Prevention Act. This bill would bar Congress from considering legislation that would be estimated to increase inflation so long as the year-over-year inflation rate is greater than 4.5 percent. On January 12, 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that annualized inflation in... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the interview. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined “The Story with Martha MacCallum” on Fox News to discuss the Democrats’ latest push to eliminate the legislative filibuster in order to pass a partisan federal takeover of state elections. On President Biden’s bitterly partisan, unpresidential speech in... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the Democrats’ latest attempt to change longstanding Senate rules to enable a partisan federal takeover of elections. Thune noted that eliminating the legislative filibuster would strip away one of the most significant minority party protections in our system of... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the Democrats’ latest threat to abolish the legislative filibuster. Thune noted that abolishing the filibuster would fundamentally change the character of the Senate and remove one of the most significant protections of minority party rights in our system of... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today honored the life of former Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), who passed away last month. Thune also discussed the many Democrat-led crises that unfolded in 2021 and noted that Democrats should permanently abandon their reckless tax-and-spending spree and instead focus on... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, this week led several of their colleagues in urging federal financial regulators to provide community banks, credit unions, and Farm Credit institutions with the regulatory flexibility... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today introduced the Preventing Mandates on Toddlers Act. This bicameral legislation would nullify an interim final rule (IFR) that was published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that requires universal masking for all individuals in a Head Start... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how the radical proposals in the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spending spree highlight the massive difference between the two parties when it comes to their vision for the future of America. Thune noted that preserving liberty is a fundamental purpose of government, and the Democrats’... Continue Reading
Click here to watch the video. U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today applauded the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2022. Thune noted that the bill contains numerous priorities that benefit South Dakota and the future B-21 bomber mission at Ellsworth Air Force Base. NDAA priorities for South Dakota include: $2.87... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how the Democrats’ plan to double down on their failed policies and pass their reckless tax-and-spending spree would worsen the already record-high inflation and continue to hurt families in South Dakota. Thune’s remarks below (as prepared for delivery): “Mr. President, the latest inflation... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) today introduced the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act. This bipartisan legislation would create statutory timelines in which the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) would be required to process and approve mortgages involving property located on tribal trust... Continue Reading
