John Thune

I want us to pass legislation that provides certainty for creators at the edge of the Internet so that they can continue to reach users across the Internet without interference.

I want us to pass legislation providing certainty that users will have unfettered access to the entire Internet.

Certainty about how consumers will be protected and certainty about the government's role in the online world is critical to preserve the Internet as an engine for innovation, creativity, economic growth, and free expression.

I believe the most enduring way to protect the Internet and individual Internet users is through legislation that establishes clear rules of the digital road as well as clear limits on the FCC's regulatory authority.

I want us to pass legislation that provides certainty for Internet service providers about precisely what rules they will be required to follow.

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Today I recognize Deven Scott, the deputy scheduler in my Washington, DC, office, for the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota. Deven is a native of Aberdeen, SD, and is a graduate of the University of…

Today I recognize Danielle Hanson, a legislative aide in my Washington, DC, office, for the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota. Danielle is a native of Rapid City, SD, and is a graduate of Benedictine…

The CFTC and banking regulators recently proposed margin rules that would take effect in December of next year.

Commodity futures trading continues to become increasingly important to the agricultural community, especially in States like my home State of South Dakota.

Thank you for your leadership of this fine Committee and the hard work that we have accomplished here in the last couple years.

I think the Commodities Exchange Act reauthorization will be one of many pieces of legislation that we are going to have to consider.

One of the biggest issues and concerns in the State of South Dakota and its number one industry, agriculture, is this proposed rule concerning Waters of the United States.

I wanted to reiterate to you and remind you of your obligation and responsibility as well as that of Secretary Vilsack and others at USDA to make absolutely certain that you guard the welfare and well-being of production agriculture and…

I am holding the State conservationists accountable for getting that backlog cleared out.

NHTSA can't connect the dots when it matters the most, the public, American public, seemed to be losing confidence.

Thank you, Senator McCaskill, for agreeing to chair this hearing to consider the nominations of Mark Rosekind to be the next Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Bella Dinh-Zarr to be a Member of the…

As I stated in our hearing last month regarding faulty Takata airbags, the string of recalls this year has been cause for grave concern.

So you would make those findings available to Congress at the appropriate time if confirmed?

At the time of the June 16 meeting, the NFL also knew that there was a camera inside the elevator and thought it was likely that there was a video from the camera.

A lot of the focus has been on finding the right penalty for domestic violence, but would you agree that, at its core, the solution will require athletes to take responsibility for their own conduct and use the same self-discipline that…

When might we expect the Mueller investigation to conclude?

Will that be a public report and will it detail the results of that investigation?

So what efforts is the NFL making to ensure that, in the future, all the relevant, available evidence is there before making a decision on whether and how to punish a player that's involved in a domestic violence or a sexual assault case?

We failed. The Commissioner failed to impose the proper discipline in the Ray Rice case in the very beginning.