WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Thune, Barrasso Legislation to Expedite Broadband Permits to Unserved Communities Heads to Full Senate * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) applauded the Commerce Committee for unanimously passing thei more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on July 24, 2026: * * * Securing the Border for Good Under President Biden, the southern border was a mess. Thousands of illegal immigrants were crossing the border every single day, Border Patrol agents were overwhelmed, and the consequences of this chaos were affecting communities around the country, including in South Dakota. The worst part: It was avoidable. But President Biden chose not to enforce our laws and secure the border, and chaos reigned as  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on July 23, 2026: * * * Thune Reflects on His South Dakota Roots and Values that Shaped Him 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, over the weekend I headed back to Jones County, South Dakota, for my high school reunion. "It's been a few years since high school, Mr. President - just a few. "But it's amazing how  more PR