John Thune

I have long believed we need to repeal the law, and one of the reasons for that is because we continue to see these monthly premiums escalate and go up.

This program has enjoyed broad bipartisan support over the years, and it is critical that we work together to ensure that kids across the country continue to have access to uninterrupted coverage.

In my home State of South Dakota, CHIP serves more than 50,000 kids in a given month.

I would be happy to answer any questions that you may have at this time.

What began some 32 years ago as a program to help protect consumers from increases in telephone charges... has morphed... into something much broader and more expensive.

The affordable housing crisis is not just an urban community concern but also greatly affects rural communities across the country.

The current recovery period of 27.5 years can create a significant lock-in effect for residential housing investment.

Affordable housing is an important issue for each of us in our States across the country.

We have an opportunity to look at a lot of these tax provisions to make sure that they are working effectively and efficiently.

I just think that base acres ought to reflect more recent planting history and that we should not be--we should not have base acres that have not been farmed for years that still have bases and receiving payments.

According to CBO, the mandatory base update saves $466 million, and the elimination of generic base acres saves $2.454 billion over 10 years.

I also, as part of a recently introduced bill, I included a provision that would require mandatory base updates using the planted and considered or prevented planted acres during the years 2014 to 2017.

I want to enter into the record on behalf of Senator Nelson four letters of support for Jessica Rosenworcel's nomination to the FCC.

I believe the two most powerful things that we can do in the tax code to achieve that goal are to lower business tax rates for both corporations and pass-throughs and to allow businesses to recover the cost of their investments as quickly…

The position to which you have been nominated is one of the most important roles in the executive branch as we press forward with tax reform.

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.

The high U.S. corporate tax rate places American companies at a disadvantage in the global economy.

Today's tax code is overly complicated and excessively burdensome.

Airline Ambassadors International commends the leadership of Senator Thune for the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016.

On behalf of Florida Abolitionist, I want to give a special thanks to Chairman John Thune, Ranking Senator Bill Nelson, from my state, and all the members of the Committee for the invitation to this informational hearing.

It is estimated that human trafficking is a $150 billion industry globally.

Human trafficking is a heinous crime that often hides in plain sight.

I again want to thank you and Ranking Member Stabenow.

There are going to be real serious feed shortages out there this year, and in the past, that has proven to be a very effective way of helping address and give some relief to those producers who are struggling with the drought and the lack…

That to me is a crazy, crazy--I still cannot explain why we would want to destroy hay in the middle of a drought.