U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) today introduced legislation to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing permits related to livestock emissions. The Livestock Regulatory Protection Act would amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the EPA from issuing permits for any carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide,... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today expressed his strong disappointment in the lack of bipartisan cooperation in the first 100 days of the Biden administration ahead of President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress this evening. Thune stressed that what matters most is not what the president says... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement in response to President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress: “The past year has challenged Americans as our country continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic and recover from the economic crisis it caused. I believe our brightest days... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to ensure high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) that are used with health savings accounts can cover care related to chronic disease management prior to a beneficiary reaching their plan deductible. The Thune-Carper bill builds off legislation they introduced in June 2019 and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, today praised the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for passing his Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act, legislation to address the shortage of trained workers necessary to fill next-generation jobs in the telecommunications industry in communities throughout... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke out against President Biden’s proposed tax hikes, which would be detrimental to the American economy as it continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Thune warned that Democrats’ tax increases would cause working Americans to suffer the most and put American businesses at... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to express concern with the directive in President Biden’s climate change executive order to conserve 30 percent of land and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement after the announcement that Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) will deliver the Republican response to President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress on April 28, 2021: “Sen. Tim Scott is a champion of conservative values and creating economic opportunities... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the importance of bipartisan cooperation in the Senate, which was designed to promote moderation and consensus. Thune expressed his hope that Democrats will work with Republicans on meaningful bipartisan legislation, especially on a substantial infrastructure bill. Thune’s remarks below (as prepared for... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed H.R. 1, the Democrats’ federal elections takeover bill that is designed to increase Democrats’ chances of maintaining their tenuous hold on power. Thune expressed that protecting the right to vote and preserving the integrity of our election systems are essential, but that H.R.... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, today reintroduced the Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act (S. 1274), bipartisan legislation that would ensure that mobile workers, including medical professionals from around the... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, yesterday introduced bipartisan legislation to help ensure the federal government can attract experts in the artificial intelligence (AI) field to public service. The bill would offer scholarships to undergraduate and graduate... Continue Reading
