
Senator John Thune (R-SD) urged Senate Democrats to pass a budget cutting spending, entitlement reform, and the Keystone XL Pipeline during Saturday’s GOP Weekly Address. Transcript as Follows: “Hi, I’m Senator John Thune from the great state of South Dakota.
by Ian Hanchett22 Aug 2015, 5:26 AM PST0

In the brief immigration section of Thursday night’s debate, Chris Wallace asked Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) if he agreed with Donald Trump that criminals were coming across the border. Rubio ignored the question about documented illegal alien criminality and declared that he believes, “we need a fence,” as well as an “E-Verify and Entry-Exit Tracking System.”
by Julia Hahn6 Aug 2015, 8:58 PM PST0

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s new populist pro-American worker position on immigration is “absolutely the winning hand” against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a general election should he decide to run for president and wins the GOP primary, GOP pollster KellyAnne Conway of The Polling Company told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Tuesday.
by Matthew Boyle21 Apr 2015, 6:46 PM PST0

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has clearly awakened the Washington establishment beast.
by Matthew Boyle21 Apr 2015, 2:12 PM PST0

Senator John Thune (R-SD) said that he “wouldn’t put it past” the president to bypass Congress on Iran, which he stated would be “insane” on Friday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “I wouldn’t put it past him, but that’s insane. You know,
by Ian Hanchett13 Mar 2015, 3:45 PM PST0

Conservative leaders and Republican senators are calling on Democrats to drop a filibuster of a DHS spending bill, especially since a judge has suspended the amnesty.
by Matthew Boyle17 Feb 2015, 9:35 AM PST0

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says a new court ruling should cause Senate Democrats to end their filibuster of the House-passed Department of Homeland Security funding bill and allow it to come to the floor. DHS funding expires Feb. 27.
by Caroline May17 Feb 2015, 7:39 AM PST0

The incoming chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) put all options on the table when it comes to replenishing the shrinking Highway Trust Fund, which is widely seen as opening the door to a tax increase.
by Dan Riehl4 Jan 2015, 2:04 PM PST0

President Obama is taking his cues from the United Nation’s World Health Organization when he should be looking to protect Americans first, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) argued Wednesday. “The President has said, ‘Well I’ll follow the guidelines of the World
by Caroline May22 Oct 2014, 10:21 AM PST0

The administration will try to “hide their rear” during an upcoming hearing on the Ebola outbreak, Republican Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) said in an interview with Breitbart News Wednesday. The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is
by Caroline May16 Oct 2014, 8:05 AM PST0

On Hugh Hewitt’s radio show on Wednesday night, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) ruled out a 2016 run for the White House. Follow Jeff on Twitter @jeff_poor
by Breitbart TV23 Apr 2014, 10:23 PM PST0

In an appearance on Fox News Channel On Tuesday, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) discussed Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius statement on Monday at a news conference in Orlando, FL that “there is absolutely no evidence” ObamaCare has caused
by Breitbart TV18 Feb 2014, 1:41 PM PST0

The president’s State of the Union address last week was notable for one thing: the almost total absence of the president’s signature health care law. Despite the fact that the address came within weeks of the law’s full rollout, the president didn’t
by Sen. John Thune (R-SD)2 Feb 2014, 9:19 PM PST0

Sen. John Thune (R-SD), the chairman of the Senate GOP conference, has discovered that President Barack Obama’s administration has decided to grant an exemption to labor unions from Obamacare’s reinsurance tax. On page 70 of regulations the administration published on
by Matthew Boyle26 Nov 2013, 6:53 AM PST0

Sen. John Thune (R-SD) introduced a bill on Monday called the Union Bailout Prevention Act to stop the Obama Administration from granting unions Obamacare waivers or special taxpayer-funded premium tax subsidies. “Despite championing ObamaCare’s passage in 2010, union leaders are now awaking
by Wynton Hall9 Sep 2013, 5:23 PM PST0

Breitbart News: While attempting to attack an amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill that would require a fence be built along Mexico’s border with the U.S. before legalization, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) made a significant geographical gaffe. Landrieu,
by Breitbart TV13 Jun 2013, 3:15 PM PST0

After over 40 minutes of evasion in Penny Pritzker’s confirmation hearing as Secretary of Commerce, the committee finally heard about the failure of Pritzker’s Superior Bank in 2001 due to subprime lending. “What do you have to say to the
by Joel B. Pollak23 May 2013, 8:53 AM PST0

On Tuesday, U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD) sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew questioning the wisdom of placing Sarah Hall Ingram, the embattled former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commissioner for tax-exempt groups, in
by Wynton Hall21 May 2013, 5:07 PM PST0

During Tuesday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) targeting of conservative groups, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) honed in on a critical question with possible criminal implications. In questioning Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George, Thune focused
by Wynton Hall21 May 2013, 4:07 PM PST0

A government watchdog group has discovered that the United States government is advising Spanish-speaking residents that they need not declare their immigration status to qualify for food stamps. Judicial Watch obtained the Spanish-language flyers through a Freedom of Information Act
by Tony Lee26 Apr 2013, 5:09 PM PST0

Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) introduced a bill on Thursday that would streamline the food stamp program (officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) to save taxpayers $30 billion over 10 years. “Since
by Wynton Hall18 Apr 2013, 5:30 PM PST0

Republicans are rightfully upset over President Obama’s ram-it-down-their-throat inaugural address, in which he labeled opponents of his agenda haters of the gay, black, elderly, and disabled. “I would have liked to have seen some outreach,” said Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).
by Ben Shapiro22 Jan 2013, 8:23 AM PST0

South Dakota Republican Senator John Thune said Friday that President Barack Obama is “not very engaged” during fiscal cliff negotiations with Congressional leaders, and this is a sign that Obama does not care much about reaching a deal because he
by Tony Lee8 Dec 2012, 8:17 AM PST0

In a little-noticed move that bears significant ramifications for fiscal cliff negotiations, President Obama quietly signed a bill today excluding US airlines from any European carbon emissions fee. While environmentalists were pushing Obama to allow Europe to tax the hell
by Ben Shapiro27 Nov 2012, 7:46 PM PST0

The Department of Labor announced on Thursday that it would withdraw its proposed rule to apply child labor laws to children working on family farms and ranches. “The decision to withdraw this rule – including provisions to define the ‘parental exemption’ –
by Dr. Susan Berry27 Apr 2012, 8:03 AM PST0