WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * A Strong Economy Helps Us Compete with China The threat that China poses both militarily and economically is widely recognized. I'm proud that the Senate recently passed a strong defense bill that will enable the U.S. military to better deter Chinese aggression. But we also need to compete with China from a position of economic strength, and a key part of doing that is strengthening American industr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on Aug. 4, 2023: * * * No Relief from "Bidenomics" Lately, the president has taken to touting his economic policies. With consumer prices up 16 percent since he took office, though, there's little for which he should be proud. In that time, inflation has cost the average South Dakota family $895 per month. The president calls it "Bidenomics," but it's more like "Bidenflation," and it has only caused economi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release and letter on July 31, 2023: U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Taxation and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Oversight, and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, today requested that the IRS and the U.S. Department of the Treasury strengthen their recent general legal advice memorandum (GLAM) on the tax-exempt status of many name, i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) recently introduced the State Executive Authority for Seasonal Occupations Needing Additional Labor (SEASONAL) Act, bipartisan legislation that would permit governors to petition the federal government for supplemental H-2B visas beyond the national cap of 66,000. Eligibility to seek additional H-2B visas would only be   more