Press Releases
Thune Joins Fox News and Newsmax
Click here to watch Fox News and here to watch Newsmax. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Martha MacCallum on Fox News and Greta Van Susteren on Newsmax. On the Working Families Tax Cuts: “[T]he returns that are being filed this year, on average, the refunds are [nearly 20] percent higher than they were during the Biden administration. And if you’re somebody who claims a deduction for tipped income, overtime, or if you’re a senior who’s taking the new i… Continue Reading
04.14.26
Thune Joins Larry Kudlow on Fox Business
Click here to watch. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business. On the Working Families Tax Cuts: “[P]eople this year who are filing tax returns, the average tax return this year is going to be 24 percent higher than it was during the Biden administration. And if you’re somebody … who claims a deduction for tips or overtime, or a senior who’s getting the benefit now of this increased deduction for Social Security, those returns are … Continue Reading
04.14.26
Thune: Republicans Won’t Let Democrats Defund Law Enforcement
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): “It is shameful what the Democrats have done to the Department of Homeland Security. “They have now, twice in this last year, forced people within the department to go without pay for extended periods of time. “Republicans have tried repeatedly, not only through the bipartisan appropriations pro… Continue Reading
04.02.26
Thune Joins America’s Newsroom on Fox News
Click here to watch. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America’s Newsroom on Fox News. On Democrats’ preposterous shutdown politics: “[For] Democrats … it was all about ‘reforms,’ restrictions on ICE and on CBP agents and what they could or couldn’t do. They got none of that. They got zero of the reforms that they were advocating for. In the end, this was all about their left-wing base demanding that no funding be provided. The good news for us is we sa… Continue Reading
04.01.26
Leader Thune, Speaker Johnson Statement on DHS Funding
WASHINGTON — This afternoon, Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson released a joint statement announcing a path forward to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security - including CBP and ICE - and end the record-long Democrat shutdown. “We appreciate and share the President’s determination to once and for all bring an end to the Democrat DHS shutdown. “In the coming days, Republicans in the Senate and House will be following through on the President’s directive by fully funding the ent… Continue Reading
03.26.26
Thune Joins Guy Benson on Fox News Radio
Click here to listen to the interview. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Guy Benson on Fox News Radio. On Democrats’ DHS shutdown: “The Democrats have now kept the department shut down for 41 days. It’s a shutdown of their own design and their own making, and it’s the second one. As you know, from last fall we had a 43, the longest shutdown in American history, and that was for all of government. But this one is rooted, really, in a deep desire on the p… Continue Reading
03.26.26
Thune Joins America’s Newsroom on Fox News
Click here to watch. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America’s Newsroom on Fox News. On Democrats’ DHS shutdown: “Every single day [Democrats] move the goalposts. And remember how we got here. They agreed to a bicameral, bipartisan, Democrat and Republican deal to open up and fund DHS. And then they walked away from it. They wanted to talk about reforms. The administration sat down, they talked reforms, they had agreed to some things. Democrats kept m… Continue Reading
03.24.26
Thune on DHS Funding and SAVE America Act Progress
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): “Shamefully, we are on day 39 of the Democrat shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. “It is increasingly having effects across the country, as our airports and the TSA agents become more and more overrun. “So it is time to end this. The time to end this is now. “The Democrats have in … Continue Reading
03.21.26
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 in the middle of a spirited and lengthy debate on the SAVE America Act. “It’s a piece of commonsense legislation that we think is overwhelmingly supported by the American people, and… Continue Reading
03.20.26
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 next week, and every day that we’re debating it on the floor is another day that Democrats have to try and defend an indefensible position … I … think that this … puts a spotli… Continue Reading
03.18.26
Thune Joins The Ben Shapiro Show, Martha MacCallum, The Hugh Hewitt Show
Click here to watch Shapiro, here to watch MacCallum, and here to listen to Hewitt. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined The Ben Shapiro Show, Martha MacCallum on Fox News, and The Hugh Hewitt Show. On the SAVE America Act: “The SAVE America Act is a package of just commonsense policies that should get an automatic ‘yes,’ literally from every member of the Senate. And the core of it … is a requirement for Americans to demonstrate that they’re eligible to v… Continue Reading
03.17.26
Thune Joins Bret Baier on Fox News
Click here to watch. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Bret Baier on Fox News. On the SAVE America Act: “[I]f you look at the substance of the policy, this is about safe and secure elections in this country and making sure that … we have an election process that is actually with the right people, not … the illegals who are in this country, have an opportunity to vote. We want to make sure that if you’re in this country, you have to be a citizen of this … Continue Reading
03.17.26
Thune on the SAVE America Act
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): “I think as everybody knows, we are looking forward to having an important battle on the floor of the Senate this week on the SAVE America Act. “And obviously, the message that came over from the House includes a couple of key components, one of which is that you have to prove citizenship to be a… Continue Reading
03.10.26
Thune: Democrats are Standing in the Way of a Solution They Say They Want
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): “Shamefully, the Democrats have put us into another government shutdown. “This is day 25 of the shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security. “We have tried repeatedly to engage them on a path forward. “The White House has attempted to do that. “By the way, the White House submitted their … Continue Reading
03.05.26
Thune Joins America’s Newsroom on Fox News
Click here to watch the interview. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America’s Newsroom on Fox News. On Democrats’ DHS shutdown: “The ball’s really in the Democrats’ court … these are agencies that defend the homeland. That’s the Department of Homeland Security. It is the Coast Guard, it is the TSA, it is FEMA, it is cybersecurity. The Democrats have made a conscious decision to shut that down … We’re 20 days into this right now. A lot of these people a… Continue Reading
03.04.26
Thune Joins Martha MacCallum on Fox News
Click here to watch the interview. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Martha MacCallum on Fox News. On the War Powers Resolution: “This is all about the Democrats’ … Trump Derangement Syndrome … and their blind hatred of the president, just being opposed to anything that he wants to do … Clearly there are Democrats, I believe, who understand that what we’re doing in Iran right now makes all the sense in the world from a national security standpoint. But … Continue Reading
03.03.26
Thune: Democrats Shut Down Very Agency Responsible for Defending and Protecting the Homeland
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. “You all know that yesterday the Senate voted to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the ROAD to Housing bill. Big vote - 84-6. “This is a piece of legislation that the president has talked about a good amount, he talked about it in his State of the Union addres… Continue Reading
02.28.26
Thune Statement on U.S. Airstrikes in Iran
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement after the U.S. military conducted airstrikes in Iran. “For years, Iran’s relentless nuclear ambitions, its expanded ballistic missile inventory, and its unwavering support for terror groups in the region have posed a clear and unacceptable threat to U.S. servicemembers, citizens in the region, and many of our allies. Despite the dogged efforts of the president and his administration, the Iranian … Continue Reading
02.25.26
Thune Joins Larry Kudlow on Fox Business, The Guy Benson Radio Show
Click here to watch Fox Business and here to listen to The Guy Benson Show. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business and the Guy Benson radio show. On President Trump’s State of the Union address: “[President Trump] crushed it … both in tone and substance … And I thought it was optimistic, it was hopeful … reflecting on America’s greatness and those who have come before us. Having a couple of those 100-year-old veterans in the audi… Continue Reading
02.25.26
Thune: Senate Will Prioritize Creating New Opportunities for Americans to Get Ahead
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): “We heard what I think was a very effective and powerful speech last night from the president of the United States. “I thought it was really, really effective, both in terms of tone and then in terms of substance. “And I think he highlighted some of the accomplishments that we’ve had working wit… Continue Reading
