Fiscal Responsibility
Every American family must live within a budget, and the federal government should do the same. For too long, reckless government spending has been the norm in Washington. In particular, spending on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, among other programs, continues to grow at an unsustainable rate.
Hard-earned taxpayer dollars should be spent carefully and deliberately by the federal government. I stand ready to reduce spending, enact meaningful reforms to strengthen existing programs, and ultimately put our nation’s fiscal house back in order. It will take bipartisan cooperation to make these tough decisions, but the consequences of kicking the can down the road are too great for Congress not to take meaningful action.
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Press
May 2012
April 2012
Date | Title |
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4/18/12 | Thune: Dog & Pony Show--without the Dog & Pony |
March 2012
Date | Title |
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3/15/12 | Thune: Pass JOBS Act |
3/13/12 | Thune to Majority Leader Reid: Stop Playing Politics On Senate Floor, Take Up Bipartisan Jobs Act Now |
3/2/12 | Pain at the Pump |
February 2012
Date | Title |
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2/29/12 | Thune: We Need Presidential Leadership on Budget Challenges |
2/24/12 | South Dakota is Model for Economic Development |
2/16/12 | Thune questions Secretary Geithner at Budget hearing |