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July 31, 2023
Thune, Cardin Urge IRS to Prevent Organizations From Obtaining Tax Write-Offs for NIL Contributions
Sen. John Thune
July 13, 2023
Thune Co-Leads Finance Subcommittee Hearing to Examine the Importance of the Child Tax Credit
Sen. John Thune
May 16, 2023
Thune Discusses Dangers of Supersized Tax Enforcement Agency
Sen. John Thune
May 10, 2023
Thune-Klobuchar Bill Would Expand Sodsaver Initiative
Sen. John Thune
May 4, 2023
Thune: We Need a Pro-Growth, Pro-Opportunity, and Pro-Taxpayer Tax Code
Sen. John Thune
April 20, 2023
Thune Leads Colleagues in Demanding NTIA Remove Liberal Wish-List Items From Its Broadband Funding
Sen. John Thune
April 18, 2023
Thune: Tax Day Highlights Need for Greater IRS Accountability and Oversight
Sen. John Thune
April 15, 2023
Thune: Biden's Budget is the Wrong Prescription for Our Country
Sen. John Thune
March 30, 2023
Thune Leads Effort to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax
Sen. John Thune
March 15, 2023
Thune: President's Budget Priorities are Dead Wrong
Sen. John Thune
Feb. 28, 2023
Thune: The IRS Refuses to Answer the $80 Billion Question
Sen. John Thune
Feb. 9, 2023
Thune, Grassley, Kelly Lead Republican Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Hold the IRS More Accountable
Sen. John Thune, ...
Dec. 20, 2022
Tweet - "The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act put more money in American families' pockets and it fueled one of the best economies in U.S. history. We must make these pro-growth policies permanent."
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 28, 2022
Thune, Cardin Introduce Bill to Prohibit Name, Image, and Likeness Tax Write-Offs for College Sports
Sen. John Thune
March 23, 2022
Thune: South Dakota Taxpayers Deserve Better From the IRS
Sen. John Thune
March 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Warner, Kaine Join Bipartisan, Bicameral Call for IRS to Address Ongoing Processing Delays
Sen. John Thune, ...
March 11, 2022
Letter to Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS - Warner, Kaine Join Bipartisan, Bicameral Call for IRS to Address Ongoing Processing Delays
Sen. John Thune, ...
March 11, 2022
Letter to Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Internal Revenue Service - MENENDEZ, CASSIDY, PANETTA, SPANBERGER, HIGGINS, BILIRAKIS, & KELLY LEAD 100 COLLEAGUES IN BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL CALL FOR IRS TO ADDRESS ONGOING CONCERNS AND PROCESSING DELAYS
Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 17, 2022
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Portman, Finance Committee Republicans Voice Concerns with Recent OECD Developments, Stress Need for Additional Engagement
Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury and Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Hagerty, Colleagues Urge IRS to Provide Maximum Taxpayer Support During Difficult Filing Season
Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 11, 2022
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury and Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS - Fischer Urges IRS To Provide Maximum Taxpayer Support During Difficult Filing Season
Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury and Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS - Portman, Senate Republicans Urge IRS to Provide Maximum Taxpayer Support During Difficult Filing Season
Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 7, 2022
Tweet - "The IRS is walking back plans to use a private contractor as the gatekeeper to key online resources. They would collect extremely personal info -- including a "video selfie" that could be used for facial recognition. I voiced serious concerns for Americans' privacy/security "
Sen. John Thune
Feb. 4, 2022
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Portman, Republican Colleagues Raise Serious Concerns with Intrusive IRS Identity Verification Measures
Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 4, 2022
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner IRS - Thune Takes IRS to Task for Intrusive Identity Verification Measures
Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 2, 2022
Letter to Senate Colleagues - Portman, Finance Committee Republicans: Congress Should Close the Book on the Failed Book Minimum Tax
Sen. John Thune, ...
Feb. 2, 2022
Letter to the United States Senate - Finance Committee Republicans: Congress Should Close the Book on the Failed Book Minimum Tax
Sen. John Thune, ...
Dec. 23, 2021
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Portman, Senate Finance Republicans Demand Treasury Analysis of OECD Agreement
Sen. John Thune, ...
Dec. 16, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner Internal Revenue Service - Finance Republicans Raise Privacy Concerns with IRS Collaboration
Sen. John Thune, ...
Dec. 1, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner IRS - Grassley Leads Colleagues In Ongoing Probe Of IRS Following ProPublica Leak
Sen. John Thune, ...
Nov. 3, 2021
Tweet - "Republicans made it more attractive to do business in the U.S. and our economy skyrocketed. Democrats' plan to raise taxes on American job creators and double the size of the IRS will do the exact opposite."
Sen. John Thune
Oct. 26, 2021
Thune: South Dakotans See Right Through Democrats' Budget Gimmicks
Sen. John Thune
Oct. 22, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Graves Tells IRS To Stop Snooping in Bank Accounts
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Sept. 30, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader, United States Senate, Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of Committee of Finance, United States Senate - Crapo, Risch, Colleagues Call Out Harmful Marriage Penalties in Democrats' Reckless Tax Proposals
Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 30, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Remove Any Proposals That Would Discourage Marriage
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 29, 2021
Tweet - "1. There's no way Ds can make $3.5 TRILLION cost "zero" (except by raising taxes even more than they've already admitted) 2. This IS about vision. Republicans will never support Ds' vision of a socialist state overseeing/controlling every aspect of Americans' lives"
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 29, 2021
Tweet - "It's no secret Democrats are pushing for higher taxes, but their proposal also includes a new requirement that financial institutions hand Americans' financial information over to the IRS. I led my colleagues in a letter outlining our staunch opposition. (special character)"
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 29, 2021
Letter to Charles E. Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Hoeven Joins Senate GOP Members in Urging Democrats to Abandon Proposal That compromises Financial Privacy of Americans
Sen. John Thune, ...
Sept. 28, 2021
Tweet - ".@SpeakerPelosi is right about one thing: Democrats' reckless tax-and-spending spree is about more than the absurd price tag -- it is "about values." Dems want government intimately involved in nearly every aspect of your life. @SenateGOP want limited government & more freedom."
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 28, 2021
Tweet - "Republicans will not be complicit in the absolutely reckless taxing & spending Democrats are proposing -- Dems will have to raise the debt ceiling on their own. They've known that since July. They have the means to do it, & they have the time to do it."
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 27, 2021
Letter to Sen. Charles E. Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Thune, Crapo, Toomey Lead Colleagues in Urging Democrats to Abandon Proposal that Would Compromise Law-Abiding Americans' Financial Information
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 27, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, United States Senate - Crapo, Thune, Toomey Lead Colleagues in Urging Democrats to Abandon Proposal That Would Compromise Law-abiding Americans' Financial Information
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 22, 2021
Tweet - "Shocking reality of Democrats' reckless tax-&-spending spree: Their proposed corporate tax rate would be higher than communist China. That's certainly not going to help the United States be competitive on a global stage. It would be a huge disadvantage for American businesses."
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 15, 2021
Rounds, Crapo, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Taxpayer Rights and Privacy
Sen. Mike Rounds
Sept. 14, 2021
Cassidy, Crapo Introduce Bill to Protect Taxpayer Rights and Privacy
Sen. Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 13, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman, Ways and Means, Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Department of Treasury, and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of internal Revenue Service - Congressman Blake Moore Joins Congressman Tom Emmer and Colleagues in Sending Letter to Protect the Privacy Rights of Utah Families and Credit Unions from Burdensome Regulations
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Sept. 13, 2021
Tweet - "Pres. Biden's disastrous #DoubleDeathTax has been taken out of Dems' reckless tax-&-spending spree (for now). I've been sounding the alarm on this policy that would put an extra burden on family-run operations. I'll keep fighting against this new tax."
Sen. John Thune
Sept. 9, 2021
Tweet - "Spoke at the Stockgrowers convention in Spearfish about my new bill to reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling on beef products, & I updated folks on my fight against Dems' disastrous double death tax, which would make it harder for family operations to be passed down."
Sen. John Thune
Aug. 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - ICYMI: Feenstra Urges Biden to Back Off Plan to Cap Like-Kind Exchanges
Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 10, 2021
Tweet - "Senate Democrats have handed our country's budget over to @SenSanders as they ram through their reckless tax-and-spending spree. Oh, and they're going to saddle the American people with higher taxes to pay for it."
Sen. John Thune
Date
Title
Politician
July 31, 2023
Thune, Cardin Urge IRS to Prevent Organizations From Obtaining Tax Write-Offs for NIL Contributions
Sen.John Thune
July 13, 2023
Thune Co-Leads Finance Subcommittee Hearing to Examine the Importance of the Child Tax Credit
Sen.John Thune
May 16, 2023
Thune Discusses Dangers of Supersized Tax Enforcement Agency
Sen.John Thune
May 10, 2023
Thune-Klobuchar Bill Would Expand Sodsaver Initiative
Sen.John Thune
May 4, 2023
Thune: We Need a Pro-Growth, Pro-Opportunity, and Pro-Taxpayer Tax Code
Sen.John Thune
April 20, 2023
Thune Leads Colleagues in Demanding NTIA Remove Liberal Wish-List Items From Its Broadband Funding
Sen.John Thune
April 18, 2023
Thune: Tax Day Highlights Need for Greater IRS Accountability and Oversight
Sen.John Thune
April 15, 2023
Thune: Biden's Budget is the Wrong Prescription for Our Country
Sen.John Thune
March 30, 2023
Thune Leads Effort to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax
Sen.John Thune
March 15, 2023
Thune: President's Budget Priorities are Dead Wrong
Sen.John Thune
Feb. 28, 2023
Thune: The IRS Refuses to Answer the $80 Billion Question
Sen.John Thune
Feb. 9, 2023
Thune, Grassley, Kelly Lead Republican Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Hold the IRS More Accountable
Sen.John Thune, ...
Dec. 20, 2022
Tweet - "The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act put more money in American families' pockets and it fueled one of the best economies in U.S. history. We must make these pro-growth policies permanent."
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 28, 2022
Thune, Cardin Introduce Bill to Prohibit Name, Image, and Likeness Tax Write-Offs for College Sports
Sen.John Thune
March 23, 2022
Thune: South Dakota Taxpayers Deserve Better From the IRS
Sen.John Thune
March 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Warner, Kaine Join Bipartisan, Bicameral Call for IRS to Address Ongoing Processing Delays
Sen.John Thune, ...
March 11, 2022
Letter to Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS - Warner, Kaine Join Bipartisan, Bicameral Call for IRS to Address Ongoing Processing Delays
Sen.John Thune, ...
March 11, 2022
Letter to Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Internal Revenue Service - MENENDEZ, CASSIDY, PANETTA, SPANBERGER, HIGGINS, BILIRAKIS, & KELLY LEAD 100 COLLEAGUES IN BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL CALL FOR IRS TO ADDRESS ONGOING CONCERNS AND PROCESSING DELAYS
Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 17, 2022
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Portman, Finance Committee Republicans Voice Concerns with Recent OECD Developments, Stress Need for Additional Engagement
Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 14, 2022
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury and Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Hagerty, Colleagues Urge IRS to Provide Maximum Taxpayer Support During Difficult Filing Season
Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 11, 2022
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury and Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS - Fischer Urges IRS To Provide Maximum Taxpayer Support During Difficult Filing Season
Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury and Hon. Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the IRS - Portman, Senate Republicans Urge IRS to Provide Maximum Taxpayer Support During Difficult Filing Season
Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 7, 2022
Tweet - "The IRS is walking back plans to use a private contractor as the gatekeeper to key online resources. They would collect extremely personal info -- including a "video selfie" that could be used for facial recognition. I voiced serious concerns for Americans' privacy/security "
Sen.John Thune
Feb. 4, 2022
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Portman, Republican Colleagues Raise Serious Concerns with Intrusive IRS Identity Verification Measures
Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 4, 2022
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner IRS - Thune Takes IRS to Task for Intrusive Identity Verification Measures
Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 2, 2022
Letter to Senate Colleagues - Portman, Finance Committee Republicans: Congress Should Close the Book on the Failed Book Minimum Tax
Sen.John Thune, ...
Feb. 2, 2022
Letter to the United States Senate - Finance Committee Republicans: Congress Should Close the Book on the Failed Book Minimum Tax
Sen.John Thune, ...
Dec. 23, 2021
Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Portman, Senate Finance Republicans Demand Treasury Analysis of OECD Agreement
Sen.John Thune, ...
Dec. 16, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner Internal Revenue Service - Finance Republicans Raise Privacy Concerns with IRS Collaboration
Sen.John Thune, ...
Dec. 1, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner IRS - Grassley Leads Colleagues In Ongoing Probe Of IRS Following ProPublica Leak
Sen.John Thune, ...
Nov. 3, 2021
Tweet - "Republicans made it more attractive to do business in the U.S. and our economy skyrocketed. Democrats' plan to raise taxes on American job creators and double the size of the IRS will do the exact opposite."
Sen.John Thune
Oct. 26, 2021
Thune: South Dakotans See Right Through Democrats' Budget Gimmicks
Sen.John Thune
Oct. 22, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Graves Tells IRS To Stop Snooping in Bank Accounts
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Sept. 30, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader, United States Senate, Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of Committee of Finance, United States Senate - Crapo, Risch, Colleagues Call Out Harmful Marriage Penalties in Democrats' Reckless Tax Proposals
Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 30, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Remove Any Proposals That Would Discourage Marriage
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 29, 2021
Tweet - "1. There's no way Ds can make $3.5 TRILLION cost "zero" (except by raising taxes even more than they've already admitted) 2. This IS about vision. Republicans will never support Ds' vision of a socialist state overseeing/controlling every aspect of Americans' lives"
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 29, 2021
Tweet - "It's no secret Democrats are pushing for higher taxes, but their proposal also includes a new requirement that financial institutions hand Americans' financial information over to the IRS. I led my colleagues in a letter outlining our staunch opposition. (special character)"
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 29, 2021
Letter to Charles E. Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Hoeven Joins Senate GOP Members in Urging Democrats to Abandon Proposal That compromises Financial Privacy of Americans
Sen.John Thune, ...
Sept. 28, 2021
Tweet - ".@SpeakerPelosi is right about one thing: Democrats' reckless tax-and-spending spree is about more than the absurd price tag -- it is "about values." Dems want government intimately involved in nearly every aspect of your life. @SenateGOP want limited government & more freedom."
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 28, 2021
Tweet - "Republicans will not be complicit in the absolutely reckless taxing & spending Democrats are proposing -- Dems will have to raise the debt ceiling on their own. They've known that since July. They have the means to do it, & they have the time to do it."
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 27, 2021
Letter to Sen. Charles E. Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Thune, Crapo, Toomey Lead Colleagues in Urging Democrats to Abandon Proposal that Would Compromise Law-Abiding Americans' Financial Information
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 27, 2021
Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, United States Senate - Crapo, Thune, Toomey Lead Colleagues in Urging Democrats to Abandon Proposal That Would Compromise Law-abiding Americans' Financial Information
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 22, 2021
Tweet - "Shocking reality of Democrats' reckless tax-&-spending spree: Their proposed corporate tax rate would be higher than communist China. That's certainly not going to help the United States be competitive on a global stage. It would be a huge disadvantage for American businesses."
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 15, 2021
Rounds, Crapo, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Taxpayer Rights and Privacy
Sen.Mike Rounds
Sept. 14, 2021
Cassidy, Crapo Introduce Bill to Protect Taxpayer Rights and Privacy
Sen.Mike Rounds, ...
Sept. 13, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman, Ways and Means, Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Department of Treasury, and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of internal Revenue Service - Congressman Blake Moore Joins Congressman Tom Emmer and Colleagues in Sending Letter to Protect the Privacy Rights of Utah Families and Credit Unions from Burdensome Regulations
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Sept. 13, 2021
Tweet - "Pres. Biden's disastrous #DoubleDeathTax has been taken out of Dems' reckless tax-&-spending spree (for now). I've been sounding the alarm on this policy that would put an extra burden on family-run operations. I'll keep fighting against this new tax."
Sen.John Thune
Sept. 9, 2021
Tweet - "Spoke at the Stockgrowers convention in Spearfish about my new bill to reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling on beef products, & I updated folks on my fight against Dems' disastrous double death tax, which would make it harder for family operations to be passed down."
Sen.John Thune
Aug. 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - ICYMI: Feenstra Urges Biden to Back Off Plan to Cap Like-Kind Exchanges
Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
Aug. 10, 2021
Tweet - "Senate Democrats have handed our country's budget over to @SenSanders as they ram through their reckless tax-and-spending spree. Oh, and they're going to saddle the American people with higher taxes to pay for it."
Sen.John Thune
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