Recent Press Releases

Date Title
4/11/06 Thune Sends Letter in Support of Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe's Funding Needs
4/10/06 Thune: Ellsworth Wins Financial Services and Call Center
4/7/06 Thune, Obama Introduce Measure to Greatly Increase Availability of Alternative Fuels for American Consumers
3/30/06 Thune Fights to Return Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance to Original Land Owners
3/16/06 Sens. Thune and Salazar Introduce Rural Veterans Care Act
3/15/06 Thune: Pine Ridge to Receive Much-Needed COPS Money
3/14/06 Thune Awarded 2006 Telehealth Leader of the Year Award
3/10/06 Thune Meets with IHS Director to Discuss Wagner ER and Native American Health Issues
3/8/06 Thune Cosponsors Bill to Allow Gas, Oil Exploration in Gulf of Mexico
3/7/06 Senate Passes Bill to Accelerate Release of LIHEAP Funds
3/7/06 Senator Thune Comments on Ways to Reduce America's Dependence on Oil
3/7/06 Johnson, Thune and Herseth Continue to Fight for Ellsworth Call Center
3/2/06 Thune Votes to Reauthorize PATRIOT Act
3/2/06 Thune Signs Letter Supporting Defense Funding Increase
3/1/06 Thune Fights for Pine Ridge COPS Money
3/1/06 Thune Applauds U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Decision Not to Conduct Spring Pulse
3/1/06 EPA Seeks Update to the Clean Air Act to Greatly Increase U.S. Ethanol Production
2/28/06 Senator Dayton Issues an Apology to Senator Thune
2/28/06 Thune Praises South Dakota's Business-Friendly Tax System
2/28/06 Minnesota's Dayton: "The Mayo Clinic is worth a hell of a lot more than the whole state of South Dakota."
2/22/06 Thune Unveils Major Initiative to Bring Future Missions to Ellsworth
2/16/06 Thune Discusses Future Ellsworth Missions with Top Air Force Official
2/15/06 House Passes Thune Resolution to Withhold Aid from Hamas-Controlled Palestinian Authorit
2/15/06 Thune Statement on STB's Approval of Major South Dakota Rail Project
2/9/06 Thune Urges Japanese Leaders to Drop Double-Standard, Resume Beef Trade with U.S.