Transportation & Infrastructure
South Dakota’s wide-open spaces mean the nearest hospital or airport can be many miles away. Federal funding is essential for ensuring that South Dakota’s highways and bridges are properly maintained. I support common-sense infrastructure investments and long-term federal policy, which provides stability and helps keep roads safe for South Dakotans. This investment also ensures efficient movement of goods, and the people who produce them, that are vital to a host of South Dakota industries, including agriculture and tourism. Since being elected to Congress, I have been a strong advocate for infrastructure funding to ensure South Dakota’s transportation needs are met.
Essential Air Service
The Essential Air Service program is especially important in rural states like South Dakota. Ensuring access in and out of these smaller communities makes our local economies stronger, provides consumers with greater choices, and makes the entire commercial airline network more valuable. I have been working to maintain the Essential Air Service for years and have strongly discouraged any moves by the U.S. Department of Transportation that threatens reliable air travel for our smaller airports like Pierre and Watertown.
Recent Actions:
July 2008
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7/10/08 | Thune: Funding Requests for South Dakota Move Forward |
7/9/08 | New way to fund infrastructure would aid all states |
June 2008
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6/6/08 | Thune Announces Important Funding for Clyde Ice Field |
February 2008
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2/28/08 | President Signs Thune Provision to Restore Brookings Air Service into Law |
2/14/08 | Senate Passes Thune Provision to Restore Brookings Air Service |
January 2008
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1/25/08 | TSA Honors Thune Request to Keep Screening Equipment at Brookings Airport |
December 2007
Date | Title |
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12/19/07 | Thune Measure to Restore Brookings Air Service Passes Senate |
12/18/07 | Senate Passes Omnibus Appropriations Bill |
November 2007
Date | Title |
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11/28/07 | Thune Urges Transportation Security Administration to Keep Security Equipment in Brookings |
11/2/07 | Thune Announces Emergency Transportation Funds for South Dakota |