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July 22, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Senate Republicans Urge Biden to Abandon Plan to Impose Capital Gains Tax on Family-owned Farms and Businesses Sen. John Thune, ...
July 21, 2021 Tweet - "Democrats plan to pass one of the largest tax hikes in history to fund their big-government fantasy. This reckless tax-and-spending spree would pour gasoline on the flames of inflation, and American families would pay the price -- literally -- with more taxes & higher prices." Sen. John Thune
July 21, 2021 Tweet - "Family-owned businesses, farms, & ranches shouldn't pay the price for Dems' wild spending spree. Every single Senate Republican joined me in urging President Biden to abandon plans to raise taxes on these hardworking Americans. (special character)" Sen. John Thune
July 21, 2021 Scott, Manchin Reintroduce Legislation to Increase Access to Credit and Opportunity Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
July 21, 2021 Senators' Statement on Infrastructure Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
July 13, 2021 Rounds, Colleagues Reintroduce the Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
July 13, 2021 Rounds, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Native Housing Funding Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
July 1, 2021 Lankford, Blackburn Work to End Taxpayer Support for Abortion Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
June 28, 2021 Rounds, Braun Introduce the IRS Customer Service Improvement Act Sen. Mike Rounds
June 24, 2021 Rounds, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Native American Rural Homeownership Improvement Act Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
June 16, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Jerry Moran, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Sen. Marshall Calls for Increased Funding for Kansas Law Enforcement Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
June 16, 2021 Tweet - "If your bill seems higher these days, you aren't imagining it. Inflation is at its highest level in nearly 13 yrs. Experts agree that Democrats' big-government spending spree is contributing, but Democrats aren't listening & the big $$ proposals keep rolling in." Sen. John Thune
June 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Senator Baldwin Pushes SBA to Speed Up Relief to Struggling Live Event Venues Sen. John Thune, ...
June 15, 2021 Government Spending Sen. John Thune
June 15, 2021 Tweet - "It doesn't take an economic expert to see what this chart clearly shows. Since Ds have taken control in Washington, the price of everything from bikes to bacon has shot up. Ds need to take a hard look at what their policies are doing to the economy & stop forcing wild spending." Sen. John Thune
June 14, 2021 Letter to the Hon. J. Russell George, Inspector General for Tax Administration - Cassidy, Finance Committee Republicans Demand Investigation into Massive, Illegal IRS Data Leak Sen. John Thune, ...
June 1, 2021 Letter to Hon. Patrick Leahy, Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee and Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee - Warner Joins 35 Colleagues in Requesting Full Funding for the PILT Program Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
May 28, 2021 Tweet - "A presidential budget is a blueprint for the priorities he'd like to see enacted. The fact that the Hyde amendment was not included in Joe Biden's budget says all you need to know about how he views the pro-life movement." Sen. John Thune
May 27, 2021 Thune: Consumers Should Never Have to Question Whether They Will Have Access to Reliable and Affordable Energy and Fuel Sen. John Thune
May 25, 2021 H.R. 1 Sen. John Thune
May 21, 2021 Letter to Hon. Bernie Sanders, Chairman of Senate Budget Committee, Hon. Lindsey Graham, Ranking Member of Senate Budget Committee, Hon. John Yarmuth, Chairman of House Budget Committee, and Hon. Jason Smith, Ranking Member of House Budget Committee - Sen. Lee, Rep. Cloud Request Debt Servicing Costs Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
May 20, 2021 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services and Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Services - Lankford, Colleagues Demand Stronger Oversight of $45 Billion Biden Boost to Obamacare Sen. John Thune, ...
May 19, 2021 Providing for Congressional Disapproval Under Chapter 8 of Title United States Code, of the Rule Submitted By the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Relating to ``Update of Commission's Sen. John Thune
May 5, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Fischbach, Smith Lead Over 130 House Colleagues In Opposing Stepped-Up Basis Repeal and Capital Gains Death Tax Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
April 27, 2021 Tax Legislation Sen. John Thune
April 21, 2021 Thune, Brown Reintroduce Bill to Protect Remote and Mobile Workers from Unfair Tax Bills Caused by the Pandemic Sen. John Thune
April 21, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Isabella Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Sinema, Kelly Urge Administration to Quickly Fix Shuttered Venue Operators Grant for Arizona Entertainment Businesses Sen. John Thune, ...
April 20, 2021 Infrastructure Sen. John Thune
April 20, 2021 Rounds, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Address America's Budget Crisis Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
April 20, 2021 Rounds, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan TRUST Act Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
April 19, 2021 USA Today - President Biden doesn't need to reinvent the wheel on infrastructure: Sen. John Thune Sen. John Thune
April 19, 2021 Tweet - "Pres. Biden's trillion-dollar "infrastructure" proposal stretches the meaning of infrastructure far beyond how most South Dakotans define it. You should be straight with the American people if you're planning one of the largest tax hikes in generations." Sen. John Thune
April 19, 2021 Letter to Hon. Isabella Guzman, Administrator of Small Business Administration - Cantwell, Colleagues Send Letter to Small Business Administration Urging Opening of Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Application Portal, Highlighting Critical Needs of Venues Sen. John Thune, ...
April 16, 2021 Inhofe, Rounds, Blunt, Lummis Introduce Indian Lands Accelerated Depreciation Bill Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
April 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States, and Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Cassidy, 100 Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Retain the Protect Life Rule on Title X Funding Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
April 7, 2021 Capito Joins Group of 10 Republican Senators in Releasing Joint Statement in Response to Comments from President Biden Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
April 5, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Isabel Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Cassidy, Republican Senators Demand Investigation into PPP Loans to Planned Parenthoodq Sen. John Thune, ...
March 24, 2021 Letter to Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Feenstra Leads Colleagues in Urging Secretary Vilsack to Unfreeze CFAP, Provide Authorized Assistance for Biofuels Producers Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
March 18, 2021 Letter to Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Idaho Senators Question Legality of Border Wall Funding Freeze Amid Escalating Crisis Sen. John Thune, ...
March 17, 2021 Letter to the Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Rubio, Capito, GOP Colleagues: Biden Escalating Border Crisis by Unlawfully Freezing Border Wall Funding Sen. John Thune, ...
March 17, 2021 Letter to Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Senate GOP: Biden Escalating Border Crisis by Unlawfully Freezing Border Wall Funding Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
March 16, 2021 Death Tax Sen. John Thune
March 10, 2021 Tweet - "House just passed Dems' absurdly expensive "COVID relief" bill. Wait until Americans see what's really in the bill: -Blue-state bailouts -Checks to illegal immigrants & prisoners -Huge welfare state expansion -Post-pandemic spending + more goodies for special interest groups" Sen. John Thune
March 10, 2021 Tweet - "To be clear, Dems didn't even try to make their $1.9 trillion bill bipartisan. @SenateGOP was more than willing to work w/ Dems -- as we have on *all* the other COVID bills (passed under a GOP majority). Now Dems have the reins & they aren't interested in bipartisanship." Sen. John Thune
March 10, 2021 Tweet - "The $1.9 trillion bill being billed by Dems as "COVID relief" is a bad bill. Sadly, it will likely become law -- without any meaningful input/support from Republicans or the millions of Americans we represent. @SenateGOP even tried to improve the bill. Some changes Dems rejected:" Sen. John Thune
March 10, 2021 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Sen. John Thune
March 9, 2021 Tweet - "The #DeathTax is an unfair tax that burdens family farms & ranches. Tragedy & loss shouldn't be exploited to fill the federal government's coffers. Today, I led colleagues, including @LeaderMcConnell, @MikeCrapo, & many more, to reintro a #DeathTaxRepeal." Sen. John Thune
March 9, 2021 Thune Leads Colleagues in Reintroducing Bicameral Legislation to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax Sen. John Thune, ...
March 8, 2021 Letter to Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Grassley, Klobuchar Lead Colleagues In Calling On USDA To Assist Biofuels Industry Sen. John Thune, ...
March 6, 2021 Tweet - "Senate Democrats just managed to pass their bloated spending bill disguised as "COVID relief.' This is the first COVID bill to be entirely partisan because it isn't designed to help end the pandemic -- it's a blatant attempt from Dems to jam through a partisan wish list." Sen. John Thune
March 6, 2021 Rounds Opposes Democrats' $1.9 Trillion Spending Bill Sen. Mike Rounds
March 6, 2021 Thune Rejects Partisan and Wasteful Spending Package Sen. John Thune
March 4, 2021 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Sen. John Thune
March 4, 2021 Tweet - "Congress has already passed the largest spending bill in history to combat COVID. Much of that spending was necessary to help Americans through it & support our economy in the long term. But we don't need to spend $1.9 trillion MORE -- it's downright irresponsible." Sen. John Thune
March 3, 2021 Delegation Reintroduces Bill to Allow State to Conduct Clean-Up Effort at Gilt Edge Mine Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
March 3, 2021 Tweet - "The GOP-led Senate passed five BIPARTISAN bills to help Americans through COVID. Now that Dems have a razor-thin majority, they're jamming through a wasteful, self-proclaimed "progressive," completely partisan bill with ZERO bipartisan support. Where's the unity, President Biden?" Sen. John Thune
March 3, 2021 Budget Reconciliation Sen. John Thune
March 2, 2021 Thune, Wyden Reintroduce Bill to Improve Child Support Enforcement for Native American Tribes Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 25, 2021 Johnson Requests Information on Unspent COVID-19 Funds Rep. Dusty Johnson
Feb. 25, 2021 Thune, Hassan Reintroduce Bill to Improve Railroad Infrastructure Sen. John Thune
Feb. 25, 2021 Tweet - "Biden again asked what to cut from Dems' giant spending bill. I offered some ideas on Tuesday, but here they are again: -$350B state/local slush fund -$86B bailout of multiemployer pensions -Post-pandemic $$" Sen. John Thune
Feb. 24, 2021 Tweet - "Had the chance to meet with folks from the @SDRuralWater today to discuss ways we can continue to advocate for funding to improve water infrastructure across the state." Sen. John Thune
Feb. 24, 2021 Tweet - "Less than 10% of the $1.9 trillion partisan "COVID relief" bill Democrats are pushing goes directly to combatting #COVID19. Yes, less than TEN percent. Makes you wonder where the other 90% of taxpayer dollars will be spent … Can anybody say "liberal wish list"?" Sen. John Thune
Feb. 24, 2021 Student Loan Debt Sen. John Thune
Feb. 24, 2021 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolution Sen. John Thune
Feb. 23, 2021 Coronavirus Sen. John Thune
Feb. 23, 2021 Thune, Sinema Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve and Maintain Tribal Infrastructure Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 23, 2021 Tweet - "The so-called "COVID relief" bill (only 10% goes directly to COVID) being pushed through Congress by Dems would raise the minimum wage to $15/hour in all 50 states. This is BAD policy that will cost Americans 1.4 million jobs. Dems must stop pushing these job-killing policies." Sen. John Thune
Feb. 23, 2021 Tweet - "Non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says that 95% of the money allocated to schools in the Democrats" $1.9 trillion partisan spending bill wouldn't be given to schools until 2022-2028. Hardly seems like you can call that "emergency funding."" Sen. John Thune
Feb. 17, 2021 Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury; and Hon. Tami Perriello, Acting Administrator of Small Business Administration - Baldwin, Thune, Kind Lead Bipartisan Push to make More Farmers and Ranchers Eligible for Paycheck Protection Program Loans Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 17, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Tami Perriello, Acting Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Rep. Kind, Sens. Baldwin and Thune, Lead Bipartisan Push to Make More Farmers and Ranchers Eligible for Paycheck Protection Program Loans Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 5, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the Senate - Rubio, Daines, 46 Senators to Schumer: We're in the Fight for Life Together Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Feb. 4, 2021 Thune Introduces Amendment to Relieve Mobile and Remote Workers of Unfair Tax Burdens Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. John Thune
Feb. 4, 2021 Tweet - "If Democrats are going to push through more COVID relief on a partisan basis, they should include my fix that would protect health care workers & those working remotely from surprise tax bills." Sen. John Thune
Feb. 1, 2021 Rounds Statement on Meeting with President Biden to Discuss COVID-19 Relief Sen. Mike Rounds
Date Title Politician
July 22, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Senate Republicans Urge Biden to Abandon Plan to Impose Capital Gains Tax on Family-owned Farms and Businesses Sen.John Thune, ...
July 21, 2021 Tweet - "Democrats plan to pass one of the largest tax hikes in history to fund their big-government fantasy. This reckless tax-and-spending spree would pour gasoline on the flames of inflation, and American families would pay the price -- literally -- with more taxes & higher prices." Sen.John Thune
July 21, 2021 Tweet - "Family-owned businesses, farms, & ranches shouldn't pay the price for Dems' wild spending spree. Every single Senate Republican joined me in urging President Biden to abandon plans to raise taxes on these hardworking Americans. (special character)" Sen.John Thune
July 21, 2021 Scott, Manchin Reintroduce Legislation to Increase Access to Credit and Opportunity Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
July 21, 2021 Senators' Statement on Infrastructure Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
July 13, 2021 Rounds, Colleagues Reintroduce the Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
July 13, 2021 Rounds, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Native Housing Funding Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
July 1, 2021 Lankford, Blackburn Work to End Taxpayer Support for Abortion Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
June 28, 2021 Rounds, Braun Introduce the IRS Customer Service Improvement Act Sen.Mike Rounds
June 24, 2021 Rounds, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Native American Rural Homeownership Improvement Act Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
June 16, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Jeanne Shaheen, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Jerry Moran, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Sen. Marshall Calls for Increased Funding for Kansas Law Enforcement Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
June 16, 2021 Tweet - "If your bill seems higher these days, you aren't imagining it. Inflation is at its highest level in nearly 13 yrs. Experts agree that Democrats' big-government spending spree is contributing, but Democrats aren't listening & the big $$ proposals keep rolling in." Sen.John Thune
June 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Senator Baldwin Pushes SBA to Speed Up Relief to Struggling Live Event Venues Sen.John Thune, ...
June 15, 2021 Government Spending Sen.John Thune
June 15, 2021 Tweet - "It doesn't take an economic expert to see what this chart clearly shows. Since Ds have taken control in Washington, the price of everything from bikes to bacon has shot up. Ds need to take a hard look at what their policies are doing to the economy & stop forcing wild spending." Sen.John Thune
June 14, 2021 Letter to the Hon. J. Russell George, Inspector General for Tax Administration - Cassidy, Finance Committee Republicans Demand Investigation into Massive, Illegal IRS Data Leak Sen.John Thune, ...
June 1, 2021 Letter to Hon. Patrick Leahy, Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee and Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee - Warner Joins 35 Colleagues in Requesting Full Funding for the PILT Program Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
May 28, 2021 Tweet - "A presidential budget is a blueprint for the priorities he'd like to see enacted. The fact that the Hyde amendment was not included in Joe Biden's budget says all you need to know about how he views the pro-life movement." Sen.John Thune
May 27, 2021 Thune: Consumers Should Never Have to Question Whether They Will Have Access to Reliable and Affordable Energy and Fuel Sen.John Thune
May 25, 2021 H.R. 1 Sen.John Thune
May 21, 2021 Letter to Hon. Bernie Sanders, Chairman of Senate Budget Committee, Hon. Lindsey Graham, Ranking Member of Senate Budget Committee, Hon. John Yarmuth, Chairman of House Budget Committee, and Hon. Jason Smith, Ranking Member of House Budget Committee - Sen. Lee, Rep. Cloud Request Debt Servicing Costs Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
May 20, 2021 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services and Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Services - Lankford, Colleagues Demand Stronger Oversight of $45 Billion Biden Boost to Obamacare Sen.John Thune, ...
May 19, 2021 Providing for Congressional Disapproval Under Chapter 8 of Title United States Code, of the Rule Submitted By the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Relating to ``Update of Commission's Sen.John Thune
May 5, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Fischbach, Smith Lead Over 130 House Colleagues In Opposing Stepped-Up Basis Repeal and Capital Gains Death Tax Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
April 27, 2021 Tax Legislation Sen.John Thune
April 21, 2021 Thune, Brown Reintroduce Bill to Protect Remote and Mobile Workers from Unfair Tax Bills Caused by the Pandemic Sen.John Thune
April 21, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Isabella Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Sinema, Kelly Urge Administration to Quickly Fix Shuttered Venue Operators Grant for Arizona Entertainment Businesses Sen.John Thune, ...
April 20, 2021 Infrastructure Sen.John Thune
April 20, 2021 Rounds, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Address America's Budget Crisis Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
April 20, 2021 Rounds, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan TRUST Act Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
April 19, 2021 USA Today - President Biden doesn't need to reinvent the wheel on infrastructure: Sen. John Thune Sen.John Thune
April 19, 2021 Tweet - "Pres. Biden's trillion-dollar "infrastructure" proposal stretches the meaning of infrastructure far beyond how most South Dakotans define it. You should be straight with the American people if you're planning one of the largest tax hikes in generations." Sen.John Thune
April 19, 2021 Letter to Hon. Isabella Guzman, Administrator of Small Business Administration - Cantwell, Colleagues Send Letter to Small Business Administration Urging Opening of Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Application Portal, Highlighting Critical Needs of Venues Sen.John Thune, ...
April 16, 2021 Inhofe, Rounds, Blunt, Lummis Introduce Indian Lands Accelerated Depreciation Bill Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
April 15, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States, and Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Cassidy, 100 Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Retain the Protect Life Rule on Title X Funding Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
April 7, 2021 Capito Joins Group of 10 Republican Senators in Releasing Joint Statement in Response to Comments from President Biden Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
April 5, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Isabel Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Cassidy, Republican Senators Demand Investigation into PPP Loans to Planned Parenthoodq Sen.John Thune, ...
March 24, 2021 Letter to Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Feenstra Leads Colleagues in Urging Secretary Vilsack to Unfreeze CFAP, Provide Authorized Assistance for Biofuels Producers Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
March 18, 2021 Letter to Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Idaho Senators Question Legality of Border Wall Funding Freeze Amid Escalating Crisis Sen.John Thune, ...
March 17, 2021 Letter to the Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Rubio, Capito, GOP Colleagues: Biden Escalating Border Crisis by Unlawfully Freezing Border Wall Funding Sen.John Thune, ...
March 17, 2021 Letter to Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Senate GOP: Biden Escalating Border Crisis by Unlawfully Freezing Border Wall Funding Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
March 16, 2021 Death Tax Sen.John Thune
March 10, 2021 Tweet - "House just passed Dems' absurdly expensive "COVID relief" bill. Wait until Americans see what's really in the bill: -Blue-state bailouts -Checks to illegal immigrants & prisoners -Huge welfare state expansion -Post-pandemic spending + more goodies for special interest groups" Sen.John Thune
March 10, 2021 Tweet - "To be clear, Dems didn't even try to make their $1.9 trillion bill bipartisan. @SenateGOP was more than willing to work w/ Dems -- as we have on *all* the other COVID bills (passed under a GOP majority). Now Dems have the reins & they aren't interested in bipartisanship." Sen.John Thune
March 10, 2021 Tweet - "The $1.9 trillion bill being billed by Dems as "COVID relief" is a bad bill. Sadly, it will likely become law -- without any meaningful input/support from Republicans or the millions of Americans we represent. @SenateGOP even tried to improve the bill. Some changes Dems rejected:" Sen.John Thune
March 10, 2021 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Sen.John Thune
March 9, 2021 Tweet - "The #DeathTax is an unfair tax that burdens family farms & ranches. Tragedy & loss shouldn't be exploited to fill the federal government's coffers. Today, I led colleagues, including @LeaderMcConnell, @MikeCrapo, & many more, to reintro a #DeathTaxRepeal." Sen.John Thune
March 9, 2021 Thune Leads Colleagues in Reintroducing Bicameral Legislation to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax Sen.John Thune, ...
March 8, 2021 Letter to Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Grassley, Klobuchar Lead Colleagues In Calling On USDA To Assist Biofuels Industry Sen.John Thune, ...
March 6, 2021 Tweet - "Senate Democrats just managed to pass their bloated spending bill disguised as "COVID relief.' This is the first COVID bill to be entirely partisan because it isn't designed to help end the pandemic -- it's a blatant attempt from Dems to jam through a partisan wish list." Sen.John Thune
March 6, 2021 Rounds Opposes Democrats' $1.9 Trillion Spending Bill Sen.Mike Rounds
March 6, 2021 Thune Rejects Partisan and Wasteful Spending Package Sen.John Thune
March 4, 2021 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Sen.John Thune
March 4, 2021 Tweet - "Congress has already passed the largest spending bill in history to combat COVID. Much of that spending was necessary to help Americans through it & support our economy in the long term. But we don't need to spend $1.9 trillion MORE -- it's downright irresponsible." Sen.John Thune
March 3, 2021 Delegation Reintroduces Bill to Allow State to Conduct Clean-Up Effort at Gilt Edge Mine Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
March 3, 2021 Tweet - "The GOP-led Senate passed five BIPARTISAN bills to help Americans through COVID. Now that Dems have a razor-thin majority, they're jamming through a wasteful, self-proclaimed "progressive," completely partisan bill with ZERO bipartisan support. Where's the unity, President Biden?" Sen.John Thune
March 3, 2021 Budget Reconciliation Sen.John Thune
March 2, 2021 Thune, Wyden Reintroduce Bill to Improve Child Support Enforcement for Native American Tribes Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 25, 2021 Johnson Requests Information on Unspent COVID-19 Funds Rep.Dusty Johnson
Feb. 25, 2021 Thune, Hassan Reintroduce Bill to Improve Railroad Infrastructure Sen.John Thune
Feb. 25, 2021 Tweet - "Biden again asked what to cut from Dems' giant spending bill. I offered some ideas on Tuesday, but here they are again: -$350B state/local slush fund -$86B bailout of multiemployer pensions -Post-pandemic $$" Sen.John Thune
Feb. 24, 2021 Tweet - "Had the chance to meet with folks from the @SDRuralWater today to discuss ways we can continue to advocate for funding to improve water infrastructure across the state." Sen.John Thune
Feb. 24, 2021 Tweet - "Less than 10% of the $1.9 trillion partisan "COVID relief" bill Democrats are pushing goes directly to combatting #COVID19. Yes, less than TEN percent. Makes you wonder where the other 90% of taxpayer dollars will be spent … Can anybody say "liberal wish list"?" Sen.John Thune
Feb. 24, 2021 Student Loan Debt Sen.John Thune
Feb. 24, 2021 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolution Sen.John Thune
Feb. 23, 2021 Coronavirus Sen.John Thune
Feb. 23, 2021 Thune, Sinema Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve and Maintain Tribal Infrastructure Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 23, 2021 Tweet - "The so-called "COVID relief" bill (only 10% goes directly to COVID) being pushed through Congress by Dems would raise the minimum wage to $15/hour in all 50 states. This is BAD policy that will cost Americans 1.4 million jobs. Dems must stop pushing these job-killing policies." Sen.John Thune
Feb. 23, 2021 Tweet - "Non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says that 95% of the money allocated to schools in the Democrats" $1.9 trillion partisan spending bill wouldn't be given to schools until 2022-2028. Hardly seems like you can call that "emergency funding."" Sen.John Thune
Feb. 17, 2021 Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury; and Hon. Tami Perriello, Acting Administrator of Small Business Administration - Baldwin, Thune, Kind Lead Bipartisan Push to make More Farmers and Ranchers Eligible for Paycheck Protection Program Loans Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 17, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Tami Perriello, Acting Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Rep. Kind, Sens. Baldwin and Thune, Lead Bipartisan Push to Make More Farmers and Ranchers Eligible for Paycheck Protection Program Loans Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 5, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the Senate - Rubio, Daines, 46 Senators to Schumer: We're in the Fight for Life Together Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Feb. 4, 2021 Thune Introduces Amendment to Relieve Mobile and Remote Workers of Unfair Tax Burdens Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.John Thune
Feb. 4, 2021 Tweet - "If Democrats are going to push through more COVID relief on a partisan basis, they should include my fix that would protect health care workers & those working remotely from surprise tax bills." Sen.John Thune
Feb. 1, 2021 Rounds Statement on Meeting with President Biden to Discuss COVID-19 Relief Sen.Mike Rounds
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