Posted: June 25th 2009
The Argus Leader reports:
Sen. John Thune was elected Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee today by the Senate Republican caucus.
The Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee is considered the number four leadership position for Senate Republicans and deals directly with policy formulation.
“I would like to thank my Senate colleagues for their support,” Thune said. “I look forward to continuing to make sure that issues important to South Dakota and our nation are brought to the forefront of policy discussions.
“I will continue to work hard on issues such as renewable energy, agriculture, transportation, health care, defense, and our nation’s dangerously large debt and believe that this position will give me another opportunity to make the case for these and other South Dakota priorities.” ...
