WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Boozman, Thune Reintroduce Legislation to Repeal the Federal Death Tax Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) joined U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) and 45 of their Senate Republican colleagues today to reintroduce legislation that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Dea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Backs Effort to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) and 44 additional Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this purely punitive   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Daines, Thune, Barrasso Lead Finance Committee Republicans in Vowing to Oppose Any Short-Term Tax Package "The expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act must be permanent and not sunset" Washington, D.C--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Finance Committee members Steve Daines (R-Montana), Majority Leader John Thune (R-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson Urges Improvements for Tribal Education Washington, D.C. - The House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing on the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) recently requested the committee hold a hearing to discuss BIE failures. Johnson introduced Cecilia Fire Thunder of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and attested to the dire state of Indian  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson's Office Now Accepting Summer 2025 Internship Applications Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced that his office is seeking internship applicants for the summer in his Washington, D.C., Rapid City, Aberdeen, and Sioux Falls offices. Duties of a congressional intern will include researching legislation, attending committee hearings and briefings, leadi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson, Fischer Ensure Electric Vehicles Contribute to Highway Trust Fund Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced the bicameral Fair SHARE Act to impose one-time fees on electric vehicles (EVs) to ensure EVs contribute to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) as internal combustion vehicles do. "The Highway Trust Fund is on the ro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * No Time to Waste to Secure the Border The need to secure the border has never been clearer than in the last four years. The Biden administration's open-border policies allowed criminals and gang members into the United States. South Dakota law enforcement traced drugs on our streets back to the southern border. And we all heard the tragic stories of Americans killed by illegal immigrants who should   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Introduces Cybersecurity Bills to Strengthen Penalties for Cybercrimes, Incentivize Cyber Workforce WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee's Cybersecurity Subcommittee, introduced a pair of cybersecurity-related bills. The Cyber Conspiracy Modernization Act would strengthen penalties for cybercrimes. The Providing Individuals Various  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds, Paul and Colleagues Reintroduce REINS Act to Rein In Federal Overreach and Spending WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and 16 of their Senate colleagues reintroduced the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act to help put power back in the people's hands instead of the administrative state. "The heavy-handed bureaucracy has h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Commends President Trump for Taking Decisive Action to Secure the Border Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, President Trump's border czar was at the Capitol yesterday to update Republican senators on the progress the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins America's Newsroom on Fox News Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America's Newsroom on Fox News. On confirming President Trump's nominees at a record pace: "Well, we've tried to manage the clock, Dana, and you're right, it's hard. And particularly when you've got a lot of Democrat resistance, which we do, so   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Leads Effort to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today led 45 of his Senate colleagues, including Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, in reintroducing legislation that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this purely pu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune on Budget Reconciliation: The Time to Act Is Now Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at a press conference with Senate Republican leadership: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Good afternoon, everyone. "This week, the Senate Budget Committee, under the leadership of Senator Graham - Chairman Graham - will move   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Supports Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Plan to Make HHS a Collaborative and Transparent Agency Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, this week the Senate will consider the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune to Introduce Death Tax Repeal Act Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, later today I will introduce a bill to repeal the death tax. "As I mentioned, as a resident of a rural state filled with family farms and ranches,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune, Warnock Reintroduce the Promoting Precision Agriculture Act WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sen. Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) today reintroduced the Promoting Precision Agriculture Act, legislation that would facilitate the further adoption of precision agriculture technologies for farmers and ranchers. The bill would encourage the government to work wi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Brooke Rollins Understands the Mission of USDA Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, anybody who knows me well knows that I say this a lot - and that is that agriculture is the lifeblood of South Dakota and the lifebloo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Tulsi Gabbard Will Protect All Americans, Safeguard Our National Interests Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Madam President, this week the Senate will be considering its 14th nominee for President Trump's Cabinet: Tulsi Gabbard f  more