John Thune

KELO: Delegation On Both Sides Of Health Care History

March 22nd 2010

From Keloland News:

"The people who vote for it are saying if you vote for this you are going to be voting the wrong side of history. I think if you vote for this you're going to be history, because it seems to me at least the American people have spoken loudly and clearly," Sen. Thune said.

Thune says the majority of Americans don't want this reform and will see their health care premiums go up because of it. He says the increased taxes on insurance and prescription drug companies will simply be passed on to consumers.

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Sen. Thune speaks to ND GOP in Grand Forks

March 20th 2010

From the Grand Forks Herald:

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., kicked off his keynote speech Saturday at the North Dakota Republican Party state convention by saying it was nice to be in Grand Forks and away from Washington, D.C.

“It’s been a circus on a good day out there recently,” he said.

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Update from John: Join Me in Stopping Obama’s March Madness

March 17th 2010

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Sen. Thune Amendment to Aid Small Businesses Defeated

March 5th 2010

From The Mitchell Daily Republic:

An amendment introduced this week by U.S. Sen. John Thune would have put resources and tax incentives into the hands of small business owners, a proposal he said could “put stimulus money where it should have been in the first place.”

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Sen. Thune Speaks Out Against The President’s Latest Health Plan

March 3rd 2010

From The Rapid City Journal:

The South Dakota Republican said the president's proposal is still too expensive and the provisions for paying for it will never be put into place.

Thune said the president is offering to sprinkle a few Republican ideas into a proposal that remains "a massive expansion of health care entitlements."

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