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Thune Co-Leads Finance Subcommittee Hearing to Examine the Importance of the Child Tax Credit
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and Internal Revenue Service Oversight, today held a hearing assessing the effect of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) over the course of its 25-year history.
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Thune: Farm Bill Must Prioritize South Dakota Agriculture
“As a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee – and a senator from a state where agriculture is not just a way of life but the way of life – the farm bill is always one of my top priorities.”
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Thune: Regular Order Increases Transparency, Accountability, and Trust in Legislative Process
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the importance of regular order in the Senate, which allows for a more deliberative process that promotes bipartisanship and increases productivity. Thune noted that regular order also results in a more transparent legislative process and ensures that senators and the American people can have a more fulsome view of how policies are created.
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Thune Condemns Democrats’ Dangerous Attacks on the Legitimacy of the Supreme Court
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor and condemned Democrats’ threatening rhetoric about the Supreme Court. Thune noted that in response to some of the court’s recent decisions, Democrats’ responses have gone from simply disagreeing with judicial outcomes to proactively attacking the court’s legitimacy.
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Thune’s Office Accepting Fall Internship Applications
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) is currently seeking college students to serve as fall interns in his office in Washington, D.C., as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls.
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Thune Statement on Supreme Court Striking Down President Biden’s Student Loan Scheme
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in Biden v. Nebraska, which struck down President Biden’s reckless and costly student loan bailout executive order
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Thune Leads Bipartisan Effort to Deliver Faster Care to South Dakota Seniors
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) recently led his colleagues in a bipartisan, bicameral effort to urge the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to quickly finalize a set of proposed rules that would accelerate the delivery of quality care to seniors on Medicare by modernizing and streamlining prior authorization processes.
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Thune: Annual Defense Bill Must Address Shortfalls in Military Readiness
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the importance of passing a strong National Defense Authorization Act in order to bolster national security, enhance shortfalls in military readiness, prioritize critical projects for the incoming B-21 mission at Ellsworth Air Force Base, and compete with the Chinese Communist Party.
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Thune, Stabenow, Capito, Baldwin, Moran, Cardin Seek Feedback on 340B Drug Discount Program
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), all members of the Senate 340B bipartisan working group, today sent a letter to stakeholders seeking feedback on ways to improve the 340B program. Specifically, the senators are seeking input on bipartisan policy solutions that would provide stability and appropriate transparency to ensure the 340B program can continue to achieve its original intent of supporting entities serving eligible patients.
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Thune: U.S. Needs Strong Economy, National Defense to Compete with China
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the threat that China poses to the United States and the importance of putting America in a position of strength to be able to counter China. Thune noted that we must strengthen our national security and economy to compete with China and ensure that any China initiative doesn’t become a vehicle for more spending on far-left policies.
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Thune: Republicans Hold Biden Administration Accountable for Overreaching Regulations
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the Republican-led efforts to overturn some of the Biden administration’s egregious policies through the Congressional Review Act, a tool that can be used to check overreaching executive branch regulatory power. Thune noted that this year alone, nine resolutions of disapproval of Biden administration regulations have all passed with bipartisan support.
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Thune: Families Aren’t Buying Biden’s Alternate Economic Reality
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about President Biden’s disingenuous and out-of-touch op-ed in the Wall Street Journal where he touts a pro-growth, pro-jobs economic record. Thune noted that the value of Americans’ wages have dropped, and families are paying $880 more per month due to the president’s policies that have helped fuel the country’s inflation crisis.
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Thune, Rounds, Johnson Request Additional Support for Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies in South Dakota
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) this week urged U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to direct the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to provide additional support to tribal law enforcement agencies in South Dakota to help combat the spike of violent crime on reservations.
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Thune: Americans’ Energy Needs Deserve an All-of-the-Above Energy Policy
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the need for an all-of-the-above energy policy and urged President Biden to take a more realistic approach to American energy. Thune noted that any energy policy that doesn’t embrace conventional and renewable sources is insufficient, and the president must stop undermining the nation’s energy supply with policies that prioritize renewables.
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Thune, Cassidy, Capito Seek Answers on the True Cost of Biden’s Loan Forgiveness Actions
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.); Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), ranking member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today urged U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Miguel Cardona to abandon the agency’s costly student loan forgiveness efforts and instead focus on preparing borrowers and loan servicers to resume student loan repayments.
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Thune: South Dakotans Expect More From President Biden
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how, under President Biden’s leadership, Democrats’ failed policies and reckless spending have helped create significant economic and security challenges that are impacting South Dakotans.
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Thune: It’s Time to End Biden’s Costly Student Loan Bailout
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed President Biden’s reckless and costly student loan bailout and noted that the Senate will soon consider a resolution to block the government handout. Earlier this year, Thune introduced legislation that would prevent taxpayers and working families from paying for the cancellation of student loans and the ongoing suspension of federal student loan repayments.
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Thune on Fox News: Republicans Forced President Biden to Cut Spending
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Your World with Neil Cavuto on Fox News to discuss the Fiscal Responsibility Act, legislation that would cut non-defense discretionary spending for the first time in a decade, rescind more unspent federal funds than any bill in the history of Congress, and raise the debt ceiling without raising taxes or creating any new federal programs.
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Thune: Responsible Budget Reforms Help Rein in Out-of-Control Democrat Spending
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the Fiscal Responsibility Act, legislation that would strengthen work requirements in federal programs, limit discretionary spending, end the costly student loan payment moratorium, and temporarily raise the debt ceiling to avoid default – all without raising taxes.
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Thune-Moran Bill Would Address Affordable Housing Shortage
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today reintroduced the Housing Supply Expansion Act, legislation that would address the shortage of affordable housing options across the nation by making targeted reforms to requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act, a 1930s-era labor law. These reforms would reduce labor costs and administrative burdens on residential construction contractors, which would free up capital that could be redirected toward building additional affordable housing.