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5 Oct 2018, 10:52 am
John Thune (R-S.D.) yesterday blasted the Federal Communications Commission, saying it has failed to prevent budget cuts in funding for rural broadband. [read post]
3 Oct 2018, 12:23 pm
In support of the nomination, Senator John Thune of South Dakota claimed that “Democrats have expressed no objection—no objection—to [Feldman’s] qualifications to be a CPSC Commissioner. [read post]
1 Oct 2018, 10:11 am
Chairman John Thune (R-SD) opened the hearing by saying that the Senate is only beginning to address issues of consumer privacy. [read post]
23 Sep 2018, 10:25 am
Google’s letter, received by lawmakers in July, came in response to written questions from several lawmakers, including Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune (R., S.D.), following a Wall Street Journal report detailing how app developers frequently gain access to the contents of users’ Gmail accounts. [read post]
29 Jun 2018, 2:04 pm
Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) tried to drastically expand already excessively long truck driving shifts, which would increase the risk of crashes that endanger everyone on the road and animals being hauled. [read post]
16 May 2018, 11:57 am
In response to the testimony, Chairman John Thune (R-SD) and Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) agreed that illegal robocalls hurt both consumers and legitimate businesses, because call recipients are less likely to answer any calls — even ones they want, such as those providing important job and health information. [read post]
13 May 2018, 9:00 pm
John Thune, R-SD, is an original co-sponsor of the proposed legislation. [read post]
4 May 2018, 12:41 pm
John Thune (R-S.D.)... [read post]
6 Apr 2018, 8:30 am
The Senate Commerce Committee will likely begin processing the current nominees in February, according to Chairman John Thune. [read post]
12 Feb 2018, 10:14 am
In the Senate, multiple committees with overlapping jurisdictions will likely be involved, including the Commerce Committee, led by Republican Conference Chairman John Thune, the Environment and Public Works Committee, led by Republican Policy Committee Chairman John Barrasso, and the Banking and Finance Committees. [read post]
1 Feb 2018, 11:50 am
John Thune, the third-ranking Senate Republican, urged his fellows in the House to consider carefully the FBI’s warning not to release the controversial memo, the New York Times reports. [read post]
10 Jan 2018, 8:46 am
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), who chairs the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, wrote a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook questioning the level of transparency the tech giant should have provided users before slowing down its devices. [read post]
1 Jan 2018, 7:00 am
One of most remarkable stories of 2017 was the extent to which President Donald Trump was prevented from executing his many pledges—both on the campaign trail and in office—to violate the law. [read post]
11 Dec 2017, 8:25 am
On December 5, Senators John Thune (R-SD), Rob Portman (R-OH), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Bill Nelson (D-FL) wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) requesting year-end packages to include legislation to reverse cuts to the 340B Drug Pricing Program effective for calendar year 2018. [read post]
8 Nov 2017, 4:34 pm
Senate Commerce Committee Hearing – Protecting Consumers in the Era of Major Data Breaches – November 8, 2017: “…“Massive data breaches have touched the vast majority of American consumers,” said [Senator John] Thune [R- S.D.]. [read post]
3 Nov 2017, 5:37 pm
In advance of a markup of the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (S. 1693) (“SESTA”), scheduled for November 8 in the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Senator John Thune (R-SD) has floated a manger’s amendment [.pdf] that is intended to replace the current text of SESTA. [read post]
3 Nov 2017, 6:37 am
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt sent a letter to Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Pat Roberts (R-KS), John Thune (R-SD), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and Ben Sasse (R-NE) to confirm his commitment to support the spirit and the letter of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. [read post]
17 Oct 2017, 4:01 pm
A coalition of civil liberties groups in South Dakota is sending a clear message to Senator John Thune: don’t turn your back on our right to assemble online. [read post]
5 Oct 2017, 9:30 pm
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) praised Pai for bringing about “much-needed reforms to improve the processes at the FCC. [read post]
14 Sep 2017, 9:14 am
John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a legislative hearing titled “S.1693, The Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017” (authored by Senator Rob Portman and Senator Richard Blumenthal). [read post]
