WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Chairman Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets Chairman French Hill (R-AR), and Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) introduced legislation to bring clarity and consistency to the digital assets market. With clear guidelines, digital asset developers can in  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) voted in support of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill when it passed the House. The Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation (SGRLAA) Act included Johnson's amendment to protect South Dakota airports in Watertown, Aberdeen, and Pierre. The bill will now move to the Senate for a vote. "Many South Dakotans drive ho  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on July 17, 2023: * * * Prioritizing South Dakota in the Farm Bill Farmers and ranchers face a lot of uncertainty in their profession - few jobs are subject to markets and weather like agriculture. That's why farmers and ranchers depend on the resources available to them through the farm bill. Agriculture is the lifeblood of South Dakota, and as a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, South Dakota's   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, ranking member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight issued the following statement at a hearing on July 13, 2023, entitled "Assessing 25 Years of the Child Tax Credit (1997-2022)": * * * Thank you, Chairman Bennet. I appreciate you convening today's hearing and appreciate the witnesses agreeing to be here to testify. Today, we are here to discuss the Child Tax Credit and evaluate its 25-year history, review i  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced the Strengthening Pharmacy Access for Seniors Act, bipartisan legislation that would increase transparency measures on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and provide seniors with additional options to fill their prescriptions. The bill would specifically require PBMs to reveal the criteria used to classify drugs that are dispensed by certain ph  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release and letter on July 20, 2023: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today sent a letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to support farmers and ranchers affected by this year's drought by quickly authorizing emergency haying and grazing flexibility on Conservation Reserve Program   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement after the Senate unanimously passed their Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act, bipartisan legislation that would accelerate the review and processing of mortgages on trust land by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). "Affordable housing opportunities on tribal trust land can be hard to come by in   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today reintroduced the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Flexibility Act. This bipartisan legislation would improve the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) ability to allow for expedited emergency haying of CRP acres in response to drought and other weat  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at the Senate Republican leadership press conference in opposition to Democrats' latest attempt to undermine the legitimacy of the Supreme Court. Thune also spoke about the need for a robust amendment process as the Senate considers the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). On Democrats' attempts to undermine the Supreme Court: "Over the pa  more