Tag: John Thune

Democrat Lawmakers Seek Bipartisan Action to Expand Child Tax Credit

As lawmakers weigh proposed legislation that would bring back the 2021 American Rescue Plan child tax credit (CTC) monthly payment and make it permanent, the Senate Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight held a hearing on July 13 assessing 25 years of the CTC. During the COVID-19 pandemic, under the American Rescue Plan, monthly payments…


IRS Report Fails to Provide Key Details, Republican Lawmakers Say

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) has criticized the IRS for failing to provide essential information in its much-anticipated report released on April 6. The tax agency unveiled its strategic operating plan in the report, disclosing how it plans to use the $80 billion in new funding provided by the Democrats’ Inflation…


Top Senate Republican Breaks Silence on Trump Indictment; McConnell Still Mum

Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.), one of the top Senate Republicans, decried the indictment of former President Donald Trump on 34 felony charges as a “political agenda run amok,” as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) continues to avoid commenting on the topic. On April 4, Trump appeared at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, where…


Bipartisan Lawmakers Dismiss China’s Threat of ‘Catastrophic’ Conflict

Lawmakers from both parties hit back at China after the communist regime’s foreign minister demanded the United States stop viewing Beijing as a rival—or face consequences. On March 7, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) dismissed China’s threat and reminded the Chinese regime of its actions against the United States. “I’ll just point out this—$500 billion a…


LIVE NOW: Senators Announce Bipartisan Bill to Address Technology Threats From TikTok and Other Adversaries

Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and a bipartisan group of co-sponsors hold a press conference at 3:00 p.m. ET on March 7 to announce legislation that will comprehensively address the ongoing threat posed…


Senators Announce Bipartisan Bill to Address Technology Threats From TikTok and Other Adversaries

Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and a bipartisan group of co-sponsors hold a press conference at 3:00 p.m. ET on March 7 to announce legislation that will comprehensively address the ongoing threat posed…


Senate Minority Whip John Thune Spells Out Constraints for Senate Republicans

Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) signaled on Tuesday that Senate Republicans would leave much of the negotiating on raising the debt limit and imposing budget reforms to their Republican colleagues who hold the majority in the House of Representatives. In comments to the press, Thune discussed how the Republican Senate minority will handle the…


Biden: US Working With Mexico to ‘Stop the Flow’ of Illegal Immigrants

The United States is working with Mexican officials to stop illegal immigration, President Joe Biden said on Sept. 20. “We’re working with Mexico and other countries to stop the flow,” Biden said after an unrelated speech in Washington. He was responding to a question about the jump in illegal border crossings during his first term…


McConnel Mum About Cheney’s Primary Defeat

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been mum about Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) primary loss to contender Harriet Hageman on Aug 16, in spite of several bids to defend her in the past. Both McConnell and a representative for the second-ranking Senate Republican, GOP Whip John Thune (R-S.D), refused requests for comment on the matter from Fox…


‘They Use Them to Shoot Prairie Dogs’: No. 2 Senate Republican Defends AR-15s

The No. 2 Republican in the Senate defended people who want to own an AR-15-style rifle, claiming that the voters he represents use the guns to shoot varmints and prairie dogs. Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) noted the gun, which has faced criticism after several high-profile mass shootings in recent weeks, is among the most…