John Thune

Well, that was a provision that we had included, that I worked to get included in the 2018 Farm Bill.

It has enabled producers to have a great deal of flexibility in that Prairie Pothole region for land that is marginal and should not be in production.

Obviously, agriculture is the No. 1 industry in South Dakota, incredibly important to our State, and so the farm bill is always an important conversation.

I, along with Senator Klobuchar, are proposing to make in this bill, to make it a more effective working lands-oriented program in our farm policy.

It has enabled producers to have a great deal of flexibility in that Prairie Pothole region for land that is marginal and should not be in production.

Well, that was a provision that we had included, that I worked to get included in the 2018 Farm Bill.

Obviously, agriculture is the No. 1 industry in South Dakota, incredibly important to our State, and so the farm bill is always an important conversation.

In fact, key members of the Finance Committee, including Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Senator John Thune (R-SD), worked together to introduce this important legislation in the Senate.

This legislation sought to simplify, streamline, and standardize prior authorization processes in the MA program.

It has enabled producers to have a great deal of flexibility in that Prairie Pothole region for land that is marginal and should not be in production.

I, along with Senator Klobuchar, are proposing to make in this bill, to make it a more effective working lands-oriented program in our farm policy.

Well, that was a provision that we had included, that I worked to get included in the 2018 Farm Bill.

Obviously, agriculture is the No. 1 industry in South Dakota, incredibly important to our State, and so the farm bill is always an important conversation.

I think it was, yes, it was an attack on the Capitol.

I am deeply concerned that the IRS has made more IRA funds committed to promoting the administration's radical energy agenda than for improving taxpayer services.

It just seems like the way this skews--you think about 4 percent for taxpayer services.

I am working with Senator Grassley on an IRS Funding Accountability Act, which hopefully will bring some transparency and accountability.

I am deeply concerned that the IRS has made more IRA funds committed to promoting the administration's radical energy agenda than for improving taxpayer services.

It just seems like the way this skews--you think about 4 percent for taxpayer services.

Only 4 percent, $3.2 billion of the overall funds, go toward taxpayer service.

Equally focused on improving taxpayer services and improving the IRS's capacity to unpack complex returns.

I am deeply concerned that the IRS has made more IRA funds committed to promoting the administration's radical energy agenda than for improving taxpayer services.

I am working with Senator Grassley on an IRS Funding Accountability Act, which hopefully will bring some transparency and accountability to this massive infusion of dollars and resources and employees the IRS now has.

It just seems like the way this skews--you think about 4 percent for taxpayer services.

The funding priorities in the Inflation Reduction Act and the President's budget show very different priorities.