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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 21, 2021
Thune, Brown Reintroduce Bill to Protect Remote and Mobile Workers from Unfair Tax Bills Caused by the Pandemic
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
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 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 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 - "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 - "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
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
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 9, 2021
Thune Leads Colleagues in Reintroducing Bicameral Legislation to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax
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 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
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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 21, 2021
Thune, Brown Reintroduce Bill to Protect Remote and Mobile Workers from Unfair Tax Bills Caused by the Pandemic
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
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 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 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 - "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 - "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
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
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 9, 2021
Thune Leads Colleagues in Reintroducing Bicameral Legislation to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax
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 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
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