Thune: Senate to Confirm Markwayne Mullin as Department of Homeland Security Secretary
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, the other nominee that we’ll be confirming this week is somebody we all know well: our colleague Markwayne Mullin. “President Trump has nominated Markwayne […]
Thune: Senate to Confirm Colin McDonald to Lead Fraud Enforcement Division
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, as debate continues on the SAVE America Act, Republicans are also working to advance two nominees for important posts in the Trump administration. “One […]
Thune: Democrats Double Down on Radical Claims, Reject Commonsense Policies
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, we’ve been debating the SAVE America Act for seven days now. “And what’s been made clear in this debate is how out of touch […]
Democrats Need to Do Their Jobs and Fund Homeland Security
FULLY AWARE OF THE PAIN THEIR SHUTDOWN IS CAUSING, DEMOCRATS HAVE BLOCKED FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OVER A DOZEN TIMES “We’re fully stretched. If this continues, it’s not hyperbole to suggest that we may have to quite literally shut down airports.” – Acting Deputy TSA Administrator Adam Stahl “We are very serene […]
Thune: Proof of Citizenship and Voter ID Shouldn’t Be Controversial
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, it’s rare for the Senate to be in session on a Sunday. “Needless to say, the fact that we are here today tells you […]
Thune: Democrats Refuse to Support Commonsense Reforms in SAVE America 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, the truth eventually will get out. “Democrats have spent the past week or two attempting to hedge on photo ID – to suggest that […]
Thune: Securing America Starts With Funding DHS, Not Defunding Police
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, the situation at U.S. airports continues to worsen, thanks to Democrats’ refusal to fund the Department of Homeland Security. “Thousands of Homeland Security employees […]
Thune: Democrats Will Have to Answer for Their Voter ID Hypocrisy
Click here or on the picture to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today led a press conference on the SAVE America Act. Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Well, good morning everyone, and thank you all for joining us on this fine Saturday. “As you all know, we are […]
Democrats Twist Themselves In Knots to Oppose Popular Voter ID Requirements
SENATE DEMOCRAT LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER HAS BEEN CLAIMING ALL WEEK THAT HE AND DEMOCRATS SUPPORT VOTER ID, YET DEMOCRATS BLOCKED A STANDALONE VOTER ID BILL ON THE SENATE FLOOR “You’ve probably heard some falsehoods coming out of the Democrats throughout the course of the week. Probably paramount among those was when Leader Schumer answered a […]
Thune Joins America’s Newsroom and The Brian Kilmeade Show
Click here to watch America’s Newsroom and here to listen to Kilmeade Radio. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America’s Newsroom on Fox News and The Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox Radio. On the SAVE America Act: “We’re going to roll through the weekend on [the SAVE America Act] into […]