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Feb. 5, 2014
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture - Calling on Vilsack to Expedite Implementation of Livestock Disaster Programs
Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 5, 2014
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary, US Department of Agriculture - Calls On Obama Administration To Implement Livestock Disaster Programs Immediately
Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 4, 2014
Senate Passes 2014 Farm Bill
Sen. John Thune
Jan. 3, 2014
Thune Applauds USDA's Decision to Modify National School Lunch Requirements
Sen. John Thune
Jan. 3, 2014
South Dakota's Changing Landscape
Sen. John Thune
Dec. 27, 2013
New Opportunities, New Priorities in a New Year
Sen. John Thune
Dec. 23, 2013
Letter to Thomas Perez, Secretary of Labor - Stop OSHA's Illegal Regulatory Actions
Sen. John Thune, ...
Nov. 26, 2013
Thune to Farm Bill Conferees: Long-Term Extension is Not an Option
Sen. John Thune
Oct. 12, 2013
Thune Applauds House Appointment of Farm Bill Conferees
Sen. John Thune
Oct. 11, 2013
Default Prevention Act of 2013 - Motion to Proceed
Sen. John Thune
Oct. 8, 2013
Letters to Speaker John Boehner and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack - Appoint Farm Bill Conferees & Reopen FSA Offices
Sen. John Thune
July 30, 2013
Thune Drought Monitoring Bill Passes Committee
Sen. John Thune
July 12, 2013
Senators Stabenow, Thune, Representatives Nunes, Kind Introduce Bipartisan Agriculture Research Bill to Spur Innovation, Strengthen American Agriculture
Sen. John Thune, ...
June 21, 2013
Unknown - "Death Tax' Threatens Farms, Businesses
Sen. John Thune
June 14, 2013
The Daily Republic - Senate's 2013 Farm Bill Moves Ag Policy in the Wrong Direction
Sen. John Thune
June 10, 2013
Thune Statement on 2013 Farm Bill
Sen. John Thune
June 6, 2013
The Farm Bill
Sen. John Thune
May 14, 2013
Thune Statement on Farm Bill Markup
Sen. John Thune
April 24, 2013
Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Sodsaver Prairie Protection Act
Sen. John Thune, ...
April 18, 2013
Thune, Stutzman Introduce Bill to Reform Food Stamp Program
Sen. John Thune, ...
March 11, 2013
South Dakota Agriculture Appreciation
Sen. John Thune
Feb. 14, 2013
Senators Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Critical Drought Information Program
Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 1, 2013
Letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk - Trade and Food Safety
Sen. John Thune, ...
Jan. 4, 2013
Senator Thune's Weekly Column: The Promise & Challenge of a New Year
Sen. John Thune
Dec. 13, 2012
Letter to Harry Reid, Majority Leader, and Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader - Six Months After the Senate Passed a Bipartisan Jobs Bill, The House Has Failed to Act
Sen. John Thune, ...
Dec. 4, 2012
Thune, Sessions Raise Concern over Abuse of SNAP Benefits by Paid Government Volunteers
Sen. John Thune, ...
Nov. 20, 2012
Letter to Secretary Vilsack
Sen. John Thune, ...
Aug. 21, 2012
Thune: American Farm Bureau Federation Report Shows Significant Negative Impact of Death Tax in South Dakota
Sen. John Thune
Aug. 3, 2012
Republican Ag Senators Call for Ag Hearings on LIBOR
Sen. John Thune, ...
Aug. 1, 2012
Letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sen. John Thune
July 27, 2012
Meatless Monday Bad for South Dakota
Sen. John Thune
July 27, 2012
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Efforts to Discourage Employees From Eating Meat
Sen. John Thune, ...
July 25, 2012
Middle Class Tax Cut Act--Motion to Proceed--Continued
Sen. John Thune
July 17, 2012
Thune Asks South Dakota Producers for Disaster Input
Sen. John Thune
July 10, 2012
Letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sen. John Thune
June 21, 2012
Senate Passes 2012 Farm Bill Reauthorization
Sen. John Thune
June 20, 2012
Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012
Sen. John Thune
May 15, 2012
Harkin Joins Bipartisan Group of More Than 40 Senators in Urging Floor Action on Farm Bill
Sen. John Thune, ...
April 27, 2012
Good Week in Washington for South Dakota's Agriculture Community
Sen. John Thune
April 18, 2012
Hearing of the International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness Subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee - The Asia Pacific: Trade Opportunities for Agriculture and Food Producers from the Great Plains to the Pacific Northwest
Sen. John Thune
March 21, 2012
Senators Moran, Thune Introduce Bill to Block Overreaching Department of Labor Farm Labor Rule
Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 17, 2012
Child Labor in Agriculture
Sen. John Thune
Feb. 10, 2012
Letter to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Department of Agriculture and Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador
Sen. John Thune, ...
Jan. 30, 2012
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of USDA
Sen. John Thune, ...
Dec. 14, 2011
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of USDA
Sen. John Thune, ...
Dec. 13, 2011
Thune on MF Global Bankruptcy: Americans Deserve Answers
Sen. John Thune
Oct. 12, 2011
United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act--Continued
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 15, 2011
Chairwoman Stabenow, Senator Thune Introduce Bipartisan Agriculture Research Bill to Spur Innovation, Strengthen American Agriculture
Sen. John Thune
Aug. 19, 2011
Federal Regulations Continue to Create Uncertainty in Ag Industry
Sen. John Thune
Aug. 4, 2011
Letter to Secretary Vilsack and Ambassador Kirk
Sen. John Thune, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Feb. 5, 2014
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture - Calling on Vilsack to Expedite Implementation of Livestock Disaster Programs
Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 5, 2014
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary, US Department of Agriculture - Calls On Obama Administration To Implement Livestock Disaster Programs Immediately
Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 4, 2014
Senate Passes 2014 Farm Bill
Sen.John Thune
Jan. 3, 2014
Thune Applauds USDA's Decision to Modify National School Lunch Requirements
Sen.John Thune
Jan. 3, 2014
South Dakota's Changing Landscape
Sen.John Thune
Dec. 27, 2013
New Opportunities, New Priorities in a New Year
Sen.John Thune
Dec. 23, 2013
Letter to Thomas Perez, Secretary of Labor - Stop OSHA's Illegal Regulatory Actions
Sen.John Thune, ...
Nov. 26, 2013
Thune to Farm Bill Conferees: Long-Term Extension is Not an Option
Sen.John Thune
Oct. 12, 2013
Thune Applauds House Appointment of Farm Bill Conferees
Sen.John Thune
Oct. 11, 2013
Default Prevention Act of 2013 - Motion to Proceed
Sen.John Thune
Oct. 8, 2013
Letters to Speaker John Boehner and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack - Appoint Farm Bill Conferees & Reopen FSA Offices
Sen.John Thune
July 30, 2013
Thune Drought Monitoring Bill Passes Committee
Sen.John Thune
July 12, 2013
Senators Stabenow, Thune, Representatives Nunes, Kind Introduce Bipartisan Agriculture Research Bill to Spur Innovation, Strengthen American Agriculture
Sen.John Thune, ...
June 21, 2013
Unknown - "Death Tax' Threatens Farms, Businesses
Sen.John Thune
June 14, 2013
The Daily Republic - Senate's 2013 Farm Bill Moves Ag Policy in the Wrong Direction
Sen.John Thune
June 10, 2013
Thune Statement on 2013 Farm Bill
Sen.John Thune
June 6, 2013
The Farm Bill
Sen.John Thune
May 14, 2013
Thune Statement on Farm Bill Markup
Sen.John Thune
April 24, 2013
Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Sodsaver Prairie Protection Act
Sen.John Thune, ...
April 18, 2013
Thune, Stutzman Introduce Bill to Reform Food Stamp Program
Sen.John Thune, ...
March 11, 2013
South Dakota Agriculture Appreciation
Sen.John Thune
Feb. 14, 2013
Senators Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Critical Drought Information Program
Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 1, 2013
Letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk - Trade and Food Safety
Sen.John Thune, ...
Jan. 4, 2013
Senator Thune's Weekly Column: The Promise & Challenge of a New Year
Sen.John Thune
Dec. 13, 2012
Letter to Harry Reid, Majority Leader, and Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader - Six Months After the Senate Passed a Bipartisan Jobs Bill, The House Has Failed to Act
Sen.John Thune, ...
Dec. 4, 2012
Thune, Sessions Raise Concern over Abuse of SNAP Benefits by Paid Government Volunteers
Sen.John Thune, ...
Nov. 20, 2012
Letter to Secretary Vilsack
Sen.John Thune, ...
Aug. 21, 2012
Thune: American Farm Bureau Federation Report Shows Significant Negative Impact of Death Tax in South Dakota
Sen.John Thune
Aug. 3, 2012
Republican Ag Senators Call for Ag Hearings on LIBOR
Sen.John Thune, ...
Aug. 1, 2012
Letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sen.John Thune
July 27, 2012
Meatless Monday Bad for South Dakota
Sen.John Thune
July 27, 2012
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Efforts to Discourage Employees From Eating Meat
Sen.John Thune, ...
July 25, 2012
Middle Class Tax Cut Act--Motion to Proceed--Continued
Sen.John Thune
July 17, 2012
Thune Asks South Dakota Producers for Disaster Input
Sen.John Thune
July 10, 2012
Letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sen.John Thune
June 21, 2012
Senate Passes 2012 Farm Bill Reauthorization
Sen.John Thune
June 20, 2012
Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012
Sen.John Thune
May 15, 2012
Harkin Joins Bipartisan Group of More Than 40 Senators in Urging Floor Action on Farm Bill
Sen.John Thune, ...
April 27, 2012
Good Week in Washington for South Dakota's Agriculture Community
Sen.John Thune
April 18, 2012
Hearing of the International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness Subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee - The Asia Pacific: Trade Opportunities for Agriculture and Food Producers from the Great Plains to the Pacific Northwest
Sen.John Thune
March 21, 2012
Senators Moran, Thune Introduce Bill to Block Overreaching Department of Labor Farm Labor Rule
Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 17, 2012
Child Labor in Agriculture
Sen.John Thune
Feb. 10, 2012
Letter to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Department of Agriculture and Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador
Sen.John Thune, ...
Jan. 30, 2012
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of USDA
Sen.John Thune, ...
Dec. 14, 2011
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of USDA
Sen.John Thune, ...
Dec. 13, 2011
Thune on MF Global Bankruptcy: Americans Deserve Answers
Sen.John Thune
Oct. 12, 2011
United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act--Continued
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 15, 2011
Chairwoman Stabenow, Senator Thune Introduce Bipartisan Agriculture Research Bill to Spur Innovation, Strengthen American Agriculture
Sen.John Thune
Aug. 19, 2011
Federal Regulations Continue to Create Uncertainty in Ag Industry
Sen.John Thune
Aug. 4, 2011
Letter to Secretary Vilsack and Ambassador Kirk
Sen.John Thune, ...
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