03.13.25

Thune: We Are Just Getting Started

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, senators have been seeing a lot of each other lately. “In fact, too much, some might say. “The Senate is hopefully about to wrap up its 10th consecutive week in session - the Senate’s longest in-session stretch in over 15 years. “Ten weeks that included late nights, weekend work, and eve… Continue Reading

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03.12.25

Thune Discusses the HALT Fentanyl Act

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, yesterday I came to the floor to discuss the terrible human cost of fentanyl - the lives lost, the families changed, the futures destroyed. “In 2022, we lost 295 people a day to drug overdoses, the vast majority of them opioids - and specifically, fentanyl. “Twenty-two teenagers died each … Continue Reading

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03.11.25

Thune: Senate Republicans Work to Stop Fentanyl From Taking More American Lives

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, Zach Didier was a good student, an athlete, and musician. “He was an Eagle Scout, starred in the school play, and he was hoping to attend Stanford University. “But two days after Christmas in 2020, Zach’s dad found him dead in his bedroom of fentanyl poisoning. “He was 17. “Zach and his… Continue Reading

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03.06.25

Thune: The HALT Fentanyl Act Will Help Save Lives

Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune’s remarks below (as delivered): “Mr. President, in just a few short weeks, President Trump has restored order to the southern border. “If initial reports are accurate, approximately 8,450 illegal immigrants were apprehended trying to cross the border last month. “Not long ago, Border Patrol would sometimes apprehend that many illegal i… Continue Reading