Thune Previews Senate Work Period, Honors Law Enforcement During Police Week
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 have a lot to do over the next two weeks. “Confirm Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve. “Approve a nominations package. “And fund […]
Big Wins for Small Businesses and the Next Generation of Workers in the Working Families Tax Cuts
THE WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS LAW CREATES NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRADE WORKERS AND APPRENTICESHIPS The Working Families Tax Cuts law expands 529 savings accounts, widening the scope of qualified expenses on which funds can be used and increasing the accounts’ annual expense limit from $10,000 to $20,000. (U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: Expanding Educational Opportunity […]
Thune on Democrats’ Anti-Law Enforcement Rhetoric
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 are a nation of immigrants, but we’re also a nation of laws. “That’s a commonsense statement – and one on which Republicans and […]
Senate Republicans Move a Fourth Batch of Nominations to Quickly Confirm President Trump’s Team
AFTER CONFIRMATION OF THIS BATCH OF NEARLY 50 EN BLOC NOMINATIONS, THE SENATE WILL HAVE CONFIRMED OVER 60% OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S NOMINATIONS IN BATCHES The Senate will take an initial procedural vote today to tee up a batch of 49 of President Trump’s civilian nominations. (U.S. Senate Republican Cloakroom: post on X – 4/29/26) This […]
Thune on Importance of Funding Border Security
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 need law enforcement. “Nowhere was that more evident than on Saturday night when a gunman attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner […]
Democrats Still Have No Appetite to Fund Law Enforcement
DEMOCRATS SHUT DOWN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IN AN INCREASED THREAT ENVIRONMENT Today is the 74th day that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been shut down thanks to Democrats’ refusal to fund the entire agency. (CNN: A partial government shutdown has hit the Department of Homeland Security. Here’s what that means – […]
Thune: Working Families Tax Cuts Invests in American Workers
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, before I begin, I want to mention how pleased we are to be able to welcome King Charles and Queen Camilla to the Capitol […]
Thune: Democrats Want to Return to the Biden Border Crisis
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 events of Saturday night were horrifying. “It is difficult to believe that this is the third time – the third time – President […]
One Step Closer to Ending Democrats’ Dangerous Defund-the-Police Shutdown
THIS IS THE SECOND TARGETED BORDER SECURITY BUDGET RESOLUTION THIS CONGRESS WHERE SENATE DEMOCRATS HAVE TRIED TO DISTRACT FROM DISCUSSING THEIR DISASTROUS RECORD ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION Last year, when the Senate considered a targeted budget resolution for border security funding, Senate Democrats did everything they could to distract from the mission of funding President Trump’s […]
Thune: Democrats Continue Following Biden’s Failed Border Blueprint
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, yesterday Republicans moved to begin consideration of a budget resolution to fund law enforcement – Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement – at […]