John Thune

We want to strongly encourage the Administration to nominate the next NOAA Administrator as quickly as possible.

I would argue, clearly, that the United States' antiquated international tax rules contribute to that and bear much of the blame.

Yes. Mr. Chairman, I think that is--well, I have got one here.

I would strongly support that, Senator.

When we look at farm bills we look not only at, obviously, the programs that benefit directly production agriculture, but also those things that can enhance quality of life in our rural communities.

I just want to first off thank you and Senator Stabenow for having this hearing.

Thank you, Senator Blunt, for having the hearing today to discuss the TSA Modernization Act that we introduced yesterday along with Senators Nelson and Cantwell.

She has done a great job during her time at the CPSC, and I'm very happy to see her elevated to be the Chairman of the Commission.

I am committed to making sure that these important independent agencies--which are charged with the responsibility of protecting the American public--can operate at full capacity, with Senate-confirmed commissioners installed expeditiously.

I support each of these nominees, and look forward to confirming them as quickly as possible.

We urge the Committee's strong support and that her nomination be submitted favorably to the U.S. Senate for confirmation.

And I think we have heard discussions today about how this is going to create chaos. And I think it kind of depends on what your definition of chaos is.

I think this is a very good-faith effort to try to solve a problem we all know has to be solved.

In my State of South Dakota, we have seen premiums increase by 124 percent since 2013 in the individual marketplace.

There is a Dickensian quality to the Internet. It can simultaneously enable and ennoble or degrade and debase.

We'll also hear from Senators Portman, Blumenthal, and Wyden, who will offer their perspectives about the current state of the law and the proposed changes.

I'm particularly thankful that we will have the benefit of hearing from Yvonne Ambrose, who very courageously will share her heartbreaking family story with us.

This Congress has done more in the last few years on sex trafficking than we have in our history.

Last month, Senators Portman and Blumenthal introduced the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 with a bipartisan group of more than 20 cosponsors.

If we can streamline and modernize our outdated tax code on the business side, it will enable corporations and pass-through businesses, both small and large, to reinvest, expand, create new jobs, and increase wages.

I think we have a historic opportunity with tax reform to reform our antiquated tax code and to address the concerns that I continually hear from South Dakotans on jobs and our economy.

Requiring businesses that have operated using the cash method since their inception to suddenly pay tax on money they have not yet collected, and may never collect, is an effective tax increase.

Uber thanks Chairman Thune, Ranking Member Nelson, Senator Peters and all members of the Committee for their continued leadership and foresight on these issues.

I certainly want to express our support for and thoughts and prayers for all the victims of the recent hurricanes.

As you know, in recent health reform efforts, I was interested in working to avoid the benefit cliffs that trap people in a situation where they cannot move up the economic ladder for fear of losing benefits.