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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 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 4, 2021 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 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 Budget Reconciliation Sen. John Thune
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 2, 2021 Thune, Wyden Reintroduce Bill to Improve Child Support Enforcement for Native American Tribes Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 25, 2021 Thune, Hassan Reintroduce Bill to Improve Railroad Infrastructure Sen. John Thune
Feb. 25, 2021 Johnson Requests Information on Unspent COVID-19 Funds Rep. Dusty Johnson
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 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolution Sen. John Thune
Feb. 24, 2021 Student Loan Debt 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. 23, 2021 Thune, Sinema Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve and Maintain Tribal Infrastructure Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 23, 2021 Coronavirus 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 1, 2021 Rounds Statement on Meeting with President Biden to Discuss COVID-19 Relief Sen. Mike Rounds
Jan. 28, 2021 Coronavirus Sen. John Thune
Jan. 27, 2021 Tweet - "I've been raising this issue for months. Many workers could be in for a surprise tax bill on tax day -- including many health care heroes who went to COVID hotspots to lend a helping hand. I introduced a bill last Congress to fix this needless problem and plan to do so again." Sen. John Thune
Jan. 19, 2021 Letter to Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the U.S Small Business Administration - Rounds, Colleagues: Stop Illegal PPP Loans to Planned Parenthood Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Jan. 1, 2021 Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 9051 Sen. John Thune
Jan. 1, 2021 Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 9051 and S. 5085 Sen. John Thune
Dec. 21, 2020 Johnson Praises House Passage of COVID-19 Relief Bill Rep. Dusty Johnson
Dec. 17, 2020 Letter to Honorable Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of The Department of The Treasury and Honorable Charles Rettig, Commissioner of The Internal Revenue Service - Cortez Masto Urges Trump Administration to Waive Late Filing Penalties for Taxpayers Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Dec. 15, 2020 Letter to Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of Treasury and Hon. Charles Tettig, Commissioner Internal Revenue Service - Sinema to IIRS and Treasury: Don't Punish Arizonans Affected by Coronavirus Pandemic for Irs Delays Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader; Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader; and Hon. Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip - Congressman Tim Ryan Presses Congressional Leadership to Ensure Small Businesses with PPP Loans Remain Eligible for Tax Deductions Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader, and the Hon. Steve Scalise, Minority Whip - Underwood Stands up For Illinois Small Businesses Devastated by The Coronavirus Pandemic Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Dec. 8, 2020 U.S. Sens. Tina Smith & John Thune's Bipartisan Bill to Maintain Funding for Federally Impacted Schools During COVID-19 is Now Law Sen. John Thune, ...
Dec. 8, 2020 Tweet - "Many taxpayers will be in a tough spot in April if we don't adjust tax laws for remote & mobile workers. My bipartisan bill would protect those Americans (including nurses/doctors who served in COVID hot spots) from a surprise tax bill." Sen. John Thune
Dec. 7, 2020 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Gonzalez and Fletcher lead bipartisan letter calling for restoring the deductibility of forgiven PPP loans to help small businesses Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Dec. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Underwood Stands up For Illinois Small Businesses Devastated by The Coronavirus Pandemic Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Dec. 4, 2020 Johnson Weapon System Provision Included in NDAA Conference Report Rep. Dusty Johnson
Dec. 3, 2020 Phillips, Problem Solvers Caucus Push Bicameral, Bipartisan Emergency COVID-19 Relief Package Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Dec. 2, 2020 Problem Solvers Caucus, Senate Partners Unveil Bipartisan , Bicameral 4-Month Covid-19 Emergency Relief Package Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Portman, Wyden Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Passage of Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Nov. 18, 2020 Tweet - "We should be sitting down & working on a reasonable, targeted, fiscally responsible #COVID relief bill. Republicans have been more than willing to do that. But the Democrats continue to insist upon a multi-trillion dollar bill consisting of a bunch of liberal wish list items." Sen. John Thune
Oct. 20, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats have presented two options at the negotiating table: $2.4 trillion in government spending or zero-point-zero dollars in relief. If you refuse to look for a middle ground, you aren't negotiating. I hope Democrats think of their constituents and change course." Sen. John Thune
Oct. 8, 2020 Tweet - "Nancy Pelosi is holding key COVID aid hostage unless Congress adds trillions more to the national debt. Targeted COVID relief? "No." Cross mark Lifeline for small businesses? "No." Cross mark Airline employee assistance? "No." Cross mark It's pretty clear she's putting politics above policy." Sen. John Thune
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "During New York's toughest moments of #COVID19, medical professionals from around the country stepped in to help. Instead of gratitude, Gov. Cuomo demanded these workers pay NY's (famously high) income tax while there." Sen. John Thune
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "When Republicans saw Dems had left key ag funding out of the CR, we demanded it be fixed. It's been a hard year for farmers/ranchers: low commodity prices, bad weather, difficulties w/ markets, and -- of course -- #COVID. Very glad we were able to get this funding back in the bill." Sen. John Thune
Sept. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Speaker Pelosi has withheld vital CCC funding from the House govt funding bill -- reneging on the previous bipartisan agreement. This $ would go toward helping American farmers hit hard by the pandemic, feeding children who normally rely on school lunches, & other vital areas." Sen. John Thune
Sept. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Bar, United States Attorney General - Inhofe, Tillis, Senate Colleagues Push to Ensure Law Enforcement Officials are Protected Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Date Title Politician
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 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 4, 2021 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 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 Budget Reconciliation Sen.John Thune
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 2, 2021 Thune, Wyden Reintroduce Bill to Improve Child Support Enforcement for Native American Tribes Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 25, 2021 Thune, Hassan Reintroduce Bill to Improve Railroad Infrastructure Sen.John Thune
Feb. 25, 2021 Johnson Requests Information on Unspent COVID-19 Funds Rep.Dusty Johnson
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 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolution Sen.John Thune
Feb. 24, 2021 Student Loan Debt 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. 23, 2021 Thune, Sinema Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve and Maintain Tribal Infrastructure Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 23, 2021 Coronavirus 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 1, 2021 Rounds Statement on Meeting with President Biden to Discuss COVID-19 Relief Sen.Mike Rounds
Jan. 28, 2021 Coronavirus Sen.John Thune
Jan. 27, 2021 Tweet - "I've been raising this issue for months. Many workers could be in for a surprise tax bill on tax day -- including many health care heroes who went to COVID hotspots to lend a helping hand. I introduced a bill last Congress to fix this needless problem and plan to do so again." Sen.John Thune
Jan. 19, 2021 Letter to Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the U.S Small Business Administration - Rounds, Colleagues: Stop Illegal PPP Loans to Planned Parenthood Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Jan. 1, 2021 Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 9051 Sen.John Thune
Jan. 1, 2021 Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 9051 and S. 5085 Sen.John Thune
Dec. 21, 2020 Johnson Praises House Passage of COVID-19 Relief Bill Rep.Dusty Johnson
Dec. 17, 2020 Letter to Honorable Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of The Department of The Treasury and Honorable Charles Rettig, Commissioner of The Internal Revenue Service - Cortez Masto Urges Trump Administration to Waive Late Filing Penalties for Taxpayers Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Dec. 15, 2020 Letter to Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of Treasury and Hon. Charles Tettig, Commissioner Internal Revenue Service - Sinema to IIRS and Treasury: Don't Punish Arizonans Affected by Coronavirus Pandemic for Irs Delays Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader; Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader; and Hon. Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip - Congressman Tim Ryan Presses Congressional Leadership to Ensure Small Businesses with PPP Loans Remain Eligible for Tax Deductions Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Dec. 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader, and the Hon. Steve Scalise, Minority Whip - Underwood Stands up For Illinois Small Businesses Devastated by The Coronavirus Pandemic Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Dec. 8, 2020 U.S. Sens. Tina Smith & John Thune's Bipartisan Bill to Maintain Funding for Federally Impacted Schools During COVID-19 is Now Law Sen.John Thune, ...
Dec. 8, 2020 Tweet - "Many taxpayers will be in a tough spot in April if we don't adjust tax laws for remote & mobile workers. My bipartisan bill would protect those Americans (including nurses/doctors who served in COVID hot spots) from a surprise tax bill." Sen.John Thune
Dec. 7, 2020 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Gonzalez and Fletcher lead bipartisan letter calling for restoring the deductibility of forgiven PPP loans to help small businesses Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Dec. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Underwood Stands up For Illinois Small Businesses Devastated by The Coronavirus Pandemic Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Dec. 4, 2020 Johnson Weapon System Provision Included in NDAA Conference Report Rep.Dusty Johnson
Dec. 3, 2020 Phillips, Problem Solvers Caucus Push Bicameral, Bipartisan Emergency COVID-19 Relief Package Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Dec. 2, 2020 Problem Solvers Caucus, Senate Partners Unveil Bipartisan , Bicameral 4-Month Covid-19 Emergency Relief Package Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Dec. 1, 2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Portman, Wyden Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Passage of Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Nov. 18, 2020 Tweet - "We should be sitting down & working on a reasonable, targeted, fiscally responsible #COVID relief bill. Republicans have been more than willing to do that. But the Democrats continue to insist upon a multi-trillion dollar bill consisting of a bunch of liberal wish list items." Sen.John Thune
Oct. 20, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats have presented two options at the negotiating table: $2.4 trillion in government spending or zero-point-zero dollars in relief. If you refuse to look for a middle ground, you aren't negotiating. I hope Democrats think of their constituents and change course." Sen.John Thune
Oct. 8, 2020 Tweet - "Nancy Pelosi is holding key COVID aid hostage unless Congress adds trillions more to the national debt. Targeted COVID relief? "No." Cross mark Lifeline for small businesses? "No." Cross mark Airline employee assistance? "No." Cross mark It's pretty clear she's putting politics above policy." Sen.John Thune
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "During New York's toughest moments of #COVID19, medical professionals from around the country stepped in to help. Instead of gratitude, Gov. Cuomo demanded these workers pay NY's (famously high) income tax while there." Sen.John Thune
Sept. 23, 2020 Tweet - "When Republicans saw Dems had left key ag funding out of the CR, we demanded it be fixed. It's been a hard year for farmers/ranchers: low commodity prices, bad weather, difficulties w/ markets, and -- of course -- #COVID. Very glad we were able to get this funding back in the bill." Sen.John Thune
Sept. 21, 2020 Tweet - "Speaker Pelosi has withheld vital CCC funding from the House govt funding bill -- reneging on the previous bipartisan agreement. This $ would go toward helping American farmers hit hard by the pandemic, feeding children who normally rely on school lunches, & other vital areas." Sen.John Thune
Sept. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Bar, United States Attorney General - Inhofe, Tillis, Senate Colleagues Push to Ensure Law Enforcement Officials are Protected Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
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