John Thune

Sen. Thune Talks TARP on MSNBC

June 17th 2009

Senator Thune Talks TARP MSNBC News Live:

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Economist: Good Ideas on Government and the Private Sector from Senator Thune

June 16th 2009

Raymond J. Keating, the Chief Economist of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council wrote this article on the SBE Council's Business Trends Blog about Senator Thune's introduction of the Government Ownership Exit Plan and the Freedom from Government Competition Act:

U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD) issued a press release on June 11 with two excellent ideas regarding government and the private sector.

The first was the introduction of the Government Ownership Exit Plan, which would “require the federal government to end its ownership of private entities acquired under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) by July 1, 2010.

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Rasmussen Poll: 80% Want Government To Sell Stake In GM, Chrysler Right Now

June 16th 2009

A Rasmussen poll has found that 80% of Americans want the U.S. government to sell its stake in General Motors and Chrysler as soon as possible. A majority of Republicans, Democrats, and unaffiliated voters all support the proposal to force the sale within a year:

Eighty percent (80%) of U.S. voters want the government to sell its stake in General Motors and Chrysler as soon as possible.

A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 11% disagree and want the government to retain ownership for a long time.

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Sen. Thune announces funding for Black Hills-Clyde Ice Field

June 16th 2009

From the Black Hills Pioneer:

Sen. John Thune announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $110,000 to Lawrence County. The funding will be used to assess the issues related to the construction of a new taxiway at Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field.

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Sen. Thune Talks TARP on CNBC

June 15th 2009

Sen. Thune talks TARP on The Kudlow Report:

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