John Thune

Washington, DC - On Feb. 14, Representatives Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Tim Walz (D-MN), along with six additional cosponsors, introduced bipartisan legislation that would protect our nation's remaining native prairies and prime grasslands. The Protect...

 Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., argues in Politico that the nation’s fiscal problems cannot be solved by tax increases. As Sen. Thune observes, Congressional Democrats, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, seem to believe that we don’t have...

Tom Daschle's latest book is, in simplest terms, a contemporary explainer of the U.S. Senate, its history and how it works.  In "The U.S. Senate: Fundamentals of American Government," the Aberdeen native reminisces that had he not worked his way up...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Democratic member of South Dakota's congressional delegation says President Barack Obama is taking the country in the right direction, but the two Republican members say Obama's State of the Union address did not show leadership.  ...

WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...

A new Congress will craft a new farm bill this year, and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said the measure will contain some provisions to encourage young farmers to get into agriculture. What it won't do, though, is address a major challenge for youthful...

A new Congress will craft a new farm bill this year, and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said the measure will contain some provisions to encourage young farmers to get into agriculture.  What it won't do, though, is address a major challenge for youthful...

Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-Nev.) reacted harshly Tuesday to House Speaker John A. Boehner’s “Plan B” contingency measure to preserve tax cuts for a majority of Americans, but the proposal gained matter-of-fact acceptance by...

  Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., plans to be in Aberdeen on Friday to host a noon town hall meeting at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel. This event is free and open to the public.  Thune plans to discuss the recently passed tax relief package, upcoming debt...

Susan Wismer, a Democratic member of the state House of Representatives, encouraged South Dakota's U.S. senators to support the Marketplace Fairness Act during a recent trip to Washington, D.C.  She met with Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson and the staff...

The best part about the end of the presidential election other than the end of a presidential election is speculating about who will run in the next presidential election. In the wake of their sound defeat at the polls, the Republicans are especially...

The temporary extension of the Farm Bill that Congress passed on New Year’s Day wasn’t what two of South Dakota’s largest agricultural organizations wanted, their presidents said Wednesday. But having something in place through...