Six Months Into President Trump’s Term, the Border Is More Secure Than Ever
“Republicans in Congress are committed to supporting and continuing the administration’s good work. And that starts with the generational investment in border security that we made this July in the One Big Beautiful Bill.” – Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS LEFT TO CLEAN UP THE HISTORIC BORDER CRISIS CREATED BY […]
Thune: There’s a Bipartisan Annual Appropriations Process Within Reach for the First Time in Years
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): “Afternoon, everyone. We’re doing something this week in the Senate that is a bit unusual, that we haven’t done in a while. “We’re […]
Now Is Senate Democrats’ Chance to Prove They’re Serious About Funding the Government
IN A DEPARTURE FROM THE DEMOCRAT-RUN SENATE OF THE PAST, THE REPUBLICAN SENATE IS SET TO CONSIDER ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS BILLS ON THE FLOOR FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2023 This month, four appropriations bills passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee with bipartisan support: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act (passed 26-1). (U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations: […]
Thune Joins Maria Bartiromo on Fox News
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox News. On the Big, Beautiful Bill: “[T]he goal behind all this was to make the lives of working Americans, middle income Americans, better, to strengthen their families, allow them to keep more of what […]
Thune Joins The Ben Shapiro Show
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined The Ben Shapiro Show. On the Big, Beautiful Bill: “I would say that … working Americans, middle-income families are the biggest winners. Those that make under $50,000 get the biggest proportionate tax break in all of this … […]
Democrats Spread Falsehoods on Rural Hospital Closures While Republicans Actually Do Something About It
AMERICA’S RURAL HOSPITALS HAVE STRUGGLED TO STAY OPEN FOR SEVERAL DECADES, EVEN AS MEDICAID SPENDING HAS SKYROCKETED Since 2005, 196 rural hospitals have either closed or converted. 153 of these occurred since 2010. (University of North Carolina: Rural Hospital Closures – accessed 7/17/25) Hospital conversions are the elimination of inpatient services while maintaining other care […]
Thune Joins Bret Baier on Fox News
Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Bret Baier on Fox News. On the rescissions package: “[I]n my view, this shouldn’t be a hard one. It’s $9 billion. It’s one-tenth of 1 percent of all federal spending, and it’s a chance for us to claw […]
Republicans Work to Cut Wasteful Spending as Democrats Threaten to Tank the Appropriations Process
REPUBLICANS’ RESCISSIONS BILL IS TARGETED AND GOES AFTER WASTEFUL SPENDING The rescissions bill is targeted: The $9 billion rescissions package Senate Republicans are currently considering only accounts for roughly 0.1% of all federal spending. (U.S. Congress: S.Amdt.2853 to H.R.4 – accessed 7/16/25; Congressional Budget Office: The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2025 to 2035 – accessed […]
Debunking Democrats’ Medicaid Fearmongering Campaign
DEMOCRATS CLAIM REPUBLICANS ARE “KICKING PEOPLE OFF MEDICAID,” BUT AMERICANS WHO NEED MEDICAID WILL STILL HAVE ACCESS TO IT “This monstrosity of a bill is about one thing: Republicans’ insistence on passing more tax breaks for billionaires and giant corporations while they kick working people off their health care, rip away nutrition assistance, and make […]
Thune: Democrats Threaten to Shut Down the Government … Again
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): “This week, as you know … the rescissions bill is the legislation that’s going to be on the floor – at least we hope it’s […]