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John Thune's Public Statements on Issue: Federal, State and Local Relations

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01/26/2022 Tweet: Had lunch with Britton community leaders today. I share their concerns about the direction our country is headed under Pres. Biden. Inflation is a huge burden on SD families & small biz. I'm fighting in Washington to stop Ds' reckless policies & pass important priorities for SD.
10/20/2021 Tweet - "Democrats' election "reform" bill is a thinly veiled federal takeover of our election system -- crafted to help Ds win elections. It doesn't matter how many times we vote on it, the result will be the same: Republicans will reject it."
07/13/2021 Tweet - "Increasing the population needed to be a metropolitan area would've been detrimental to areas like Rapid City & potentially jeopardized their access to certain federal funds. I urged the admin to avoid this & I'm glad to see they took our guidance."
04/28/2021 Lee and Thune Introduce Bill to Strengthen National Guard Resources and Readiness
04/21/2021 For the People Act
03/24/2021 Filibuster
03/03/2021 Delegation Reintroduces Bill to Allow State to Conduct Clean-Up Effort at Gilt Edge Mine
02/23/2021 Thune, Sinema Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve and Maintain Tribal Infrastructure
01/28/2021 Senators Reintroduce Bill to Help Businesses Comply with Worker Eligibility Laws
09/22/2020 Tweet - "When Dems say "nothing is off the table" if they regain the majority, they mean: -Scrapping protections for the Senate minority put in place by founders -Increasing number of SCOTUS justices (to pack it w/ liberal judges) -Making DC & PR states (in hopes of 2 Dem senators each)"
03/24/2020 PBS "NewsHour" - Transcript: Interview with Senator John Thune
01/21/2019 Rapid City Journal - Honor States' Concealed Carry Rights
02/15/2017 Letter to Tom Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Relieve Americans of Obamacare Burdens
12/13/2016 Letter to the Republican Governors Association - Seeking Suggestions on Ways to Responsibly Improve the Medicaid Program
12/05/2016 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Stop Issuing New Regulations
07/22/2016 Letter to James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - McCain Cosigns Letter Requesting Markup of Ozone Standards Implementation Act
07/20/2016 Thune, Rounds, Noem Seek More Outdoor Opportunities with State-Federal Land Swap Bill
05/19/2016 Letter to the Honorable Loretta Lynch, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Hon. John King, Secretary of the Department of Education - On School Bathroom Edict
01/29/2016 Rapid City Journal - Keeping Environmental Bureaucrats out of Your Tackle Box
01/21/2016 Senate Democrats Vote to Expand Government Into Americans' Backyards
10/23/2015 Putting an End to Sanctuary Cities
10/20/2015 Thune Statement on Bill to Stop Sanctuary Cities
07/14/2015 Every Child Achieves Act 2015--Continued
06/02/2015 Congratulating Senator Rounds
04/28/2015 Thune Introduces Bill to Prevent Reckless Prescribed Burns on Federal Lands

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