WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), John Garamendi (D-CA), House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-CA), and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA) urged the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to work expeditiously to initiate a rulemak  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Jim Costa (D-CA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) announced the launch of the bipartisan Congressional Agricultural Trade Caucus to advance and promote policies vital to U.S. agriculture, including boosting agricultural exports, facilitating food and agriculture trade, and knocking down unnecessary trade barriers. As co-chairs of the caucus, the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: The bipartisan Supply Chain Caucus led by U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), David Rouzer (R-NC), Colin Allred (D-TX), and Angie Craig (D-MN) sent a letter to the Biden Administration expressing concern with the ongoing Houthi attacks in the Red Sea disrupting global shipping routes, threatening supply chains, and endangering human life.  The letter is being sent to U.S. Defense Secretary A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on Feb. 2, 2024: * * * No Time to Waste: Let's Get the Farm Bill Done and Done Right America needs farmers and ranchers. That's a given in South Dakota, where agriculture is part of our way of life. South Dakotans know farming and ranching involve a lot of risk. For almost 100 years Congress has regularly passed a farm bill to back producers with programs and policies to mitigate that risk and to help them   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today called on U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to provide answers regarding the Department of Defense's implementation of conscience protections for any servicemembers or civilians tasked with carrying out the Biden administration's abortion leave and travel policy. The letter requests information o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) today called on Transportation Security Administrator (TSA) David Pekoske to prioritize expanding the PreCheck program to individuals in underserved areas without accessible and secure enrollment options. The senators also noted that reports citing security breaches from CLEAR, an airport membership program that fast-tracks airline passengers though  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), all members of the Senate 340B bipartisan working group, today released a legislative discussion draft that would make updates to the 340B program. Last year, the Senate 340B working group sought input on bipartisan policy solutions that would prov  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor to offer his condolences to the families of the three American soldiers who were tragically killed in an attack by Iran-backed militias in the Middle East last weekend and to the two Navy SEALs who were lost at sea off the coast of Somalia earlier this month. Thune also discussed the dangers of Iran  more