U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed Democrats’ partisan legislation to pack the U.S. Supreme Court and warned of the destruction it would do to America’s well-established court system. Thune strongly encouraged Democrats to consider the damage this blatant power grab would do to the health of the nation’s democracy... Continue Reading
If President Joe Biden sincerely wants to address our country’s infrastructure needs, he doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel. Lawmakers historically work across the aisle to invest in infrastructure, and one doesn’t have to look far for recent examples. Four months ago, a divided Congress passed comprehensive legislation investing in ports,... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Finance, John Cornyn (R-Texas), also a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, today introduced the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Eligibility Clarification Act. This legislation would require... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) recently introduced two bills that aim to better position the United States to be globally competitive in quantum information science (QIS). The Quantum Network Infrastructure and Workforce Development Act – led by Senator Thune – would strengthen national security by advancing... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed Democrats’ ongoing attempts to broaden the definition of “infrastructure” to include their progressive political agenda. Thune expressed his desire to work with Democrats on infrastructure legislation, but emphasized that the process should be bipartisan and focus on actual investments in infrastructure. Thune’s... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed his recent trip to the southern border to get a firsthand look at the ongoing humanitarian and security crisis. Thune expressed the severity of the current state at the border and urged the president to take action. He emphasized the need for immigration... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today reintroduced the Learning Excellence and Good Examples from New Developers (LEGEND) Act legislation that would require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to make certain operational models publicly available and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed his disappointment in President Biden for establishing a court-packing commission to examine the far-left’s proposal to pack the Supreme Court with Democratic judges. Thune expressed that court-packing would undermine a fundamental part of our system of government and discussed that it is solely... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) this morning joined Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday” to discuss a number of topics including President Biden’s infrastructure proposal and how the humanitarian crisis at the southern border was caused by Democrats’ immigration policies. On Democrats’ loosely defined infrastructure bill: “There are Republicans who are interested in an infrastructure plan. Infrastructure in the past has... Continue Reading
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) today introduced the Rural Capital Access Act, legislation that would incentivize additional capital investments in rural America by improving the Small Business Investment Company’s (SBIC’s) ability to invest in rural businesses and encouraging greater participation in the Rural... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the ongoing border crisis and the role that the Biden administration has played in its rapid acceleration. Thune also discussed his upcoming trip to the border to survey the current situation, assess what Congress can do to help, and determine what actions the... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed Democrats’ continued efforts to push their far-left agenda through Congress. Thune also discussed the importance of bipartisan cooperation on legislation that bolsters American economic competitiveness and invests in infrastructure, emphasizing his hope that Democrats will work with Republicans to pursue an agenda that... Continue Reading
