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Sign Up to ParticipateOur campaign is gearing up, and we'll be participating in parades and other events across South Dakota this summer. Please sign up to campaign with Senator Thune, and someone from our campaign will contact you with the details. Our volunteers will receive a “Thune!” shirt to wear in parades, so let us know what size you need. Click here to view photos of parades we've participated in so far this year. The tentative summer parade schedule is listed below. We hope you can join us on the campaign trail and help elect more Republicans in November! June 18 – Czech Day Parade – Tabor * Senator Thune is scheduled to attend these events.
Sign the PetitionJoin me in opposing President Obama's Cap and Tax plan.
It’s clear the Obama/Pelosi/Reid “solution” for every problem is more bureaucrats, more spending, and more taxes. And they already have their eyes on their next goal—one that would increase your utility bills and raise the price of gasoline. The Obama "energy plan" will cap CO2 emissions and levy new taxes to be paid by the American people. Proponents of the bill will be careful to not call it “Cap & Trade”, but the name change is nothing but political gamesmanship. In fact, the goal of this legislation is increased prices. Proponents hope that by increasing the cost of energy, Americans will use less. But as we struggle to overcome an economic crisis, now is not the time for new taxes and government-forced energy inflation. American families simply cannot afford President Obama’s cap and tax plan. A better way to grow our economy and create jobs would be to increase domestic production of American energy resources.
Thanks for signing the petition!It’s clear the Obama/Pelosi/Reid “solution” for every problem is more bureaucrats, more spending, and more taxes. They already have their eyes on their next goal—one that would increase your utility bills and raise the price of gasoline. Help me stop President Obama’s Cap & Tax plan. Your support will help me spread the word about the dangers of this bill.
Sign the PetitionJoin me in opposing President Obama's Cap and Tax plan.
It’s clear the Obama/Pelosi/Reid “solution” for every problem is more bureaucrats, more spending, and more taxes. And they already have their eyes on their next goal—one that would increase your utility bills and raise the price of gasoline. The Obama "energy plan" will cap CO2 emissions and levy new taxes to be paid by the American people. Proponents of the bill will be careful to not call it “Cap & Trade”, but the name change is nothing but political gamesmanship. In fact, the goal of this legislation is increased prices. Proponents hope that by increasing the cost of energy, Americans will use less. But as we struggle to overcome an economic crisis, now is not the time for new taxes and government-forced energy inflation. American families simply cannot afford President Obama’s cap and tax plan. A better way to grow our economy and create jobs would be to increase domestic production of American energy resources.
Sign the PetitionJoin me in opposing President Obama's Cap and Tax plan. It’s clear the Obama/Pelosi/Reid “solution” for every problem is more bureaucrats, more spending, and more taxes. And they already have their eyes on their next goal—one that would increase your utility bills and raise the price of gasoline. The Obama "energy plan" will cap CO2 emissions and levy new taxes to be paid by the American people. Proponents of the bill will be careful to not call it “Cap & Trade”, but the name change is nothing but political gamesmanship. In fact, the goal of this legislation is increased prices. Proponents hope that by increasing the cost of energy, Americans will use less. But as we struggle to overcome an economic crisis, now is not the time for new taxes and government-forced energy inflation. President Obama and his allies aren’t hiding the fact that they want legislation to increase energy prices. During the 2008 campaign, President Obama said: Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. …Because I’m capping greenhouse gases, coal power plants, you know, natural gas, you name it — whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that money on to consumers. The President also said, “We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees” at all times. The President’s senior advisors agree:
American families simply cannot afford President Obama’s cap and tax plan. A better way to grow our economy and create jobs would be to increase domestic production of American energy resources.
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Last week at a town hall meeting with President Obama, a woman named Doris from Lake Wylie, South Carolina stood and asked a simple question.
The answer to that question is NO. It is NOT a wise decision to add more taxes. And yes, we are over-taxed as it is. But it seems President Obama doesn’t want to answer that simple question. He took 17 minutes to respond, and by all accounts failed to give her a straight answer. The President did tell Doris that, "this is an area where there has been a whole lot of misinformation." Yet it seems the biggest source of "misinformation" is President Obama's attempt to hide from his new tax increase. So let’s take a minute to answer Doris’ question with simple, straightforward facts. 1) ObamaCare is a massive $569.2 BILLION tax increase. 2) ObamaCare will raise $60 billion in taxes BEFORE any major “benefits” being in 2014. President Obama’s health “reform” bill is full of new taxes and tax increases. Among them: • Taxes on individuals who can't afford or don't purchase insurance. • Excise taxes on existing health insurance plans. This tax will overwhelmingly impact middle-class Americans. • Taxes for hiring workers. These taxes will be levied on some companies employing as few as 50 workers. • New taxes on investment income. This tax could further slow our economic recovery. • New taxes and fees on medical devices—a cost which will be passed on to patients. • And more… How will new taxes effect your family and our economy?
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Sign the PetitionJoin me to support repeal & replacement of the Obama/Reid/Pelosi health care bill. Using unprecedented budget gimmicks, backroom deals and strong-arm tactics the Democrats have passed the Obama/Reid/Pelosi health care “reform” bill on a straight party-line vote in both the Senate and House. The only bipartisan aspect of this bill is the staunch opposition to it. What this bill will do:
Read the latest news about this issue on my health care blog. And read more about the Democrats' bill here.
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Sign the PetitionSign Senator John Thune’s Petition to say no to the Democrat's Health Care Bill. In spite of bipartisan opposition to the Pelosi/Reid/Obama health care legislation, Democrats in Congress are attempting to pass this ill-considered bill on a partisan basis with only a bare-majority of votes, bypassing the Senate's filibuster rules to jam through legislation that the American public clearly opposes. This bill will raise taxes, increase the cost of insurance, do nothing to contain health care costs, and will further increase federal spending, the federal budget deficit and our national debt that will burden future generations and hamper economic growth. Please join with me today to oppose this bill and the use of reconciliation to pass it. Sincerely, John Thune Read the latest news about this issue on my health care blog. And read more about the Democrats' bill here.
After the earthquake in Haiti, Senator Thune sent a letter to Secretaries Clinton and Napolitano asking that the Departments of State and Homeland Security work jointly to establish a process to grant humanitarian parole, emergency visas, or similar emergency immigration assistance to children whose adoptions have been finalized by the Haitian judicial system. Senator Thune also asked them to work closely with the Haitian government to establish an agreement to allow for the quick dispensation of the judicial requirements for children who have been matched with an adoptive family but whose adoptions have not yet been approved by the Haitian government. Two days after he sent the letter, the Department of Homeland Security announced that humanitarian parole will be granted to children with pending adoptions who had been previously matched with an American family. Senator Thune's staff is working closely with three families in South Dakota and all will be united with their children soon. In response to the announcement about humanitarian parole, he also joined 43 other members of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption on a letter to Secretary Clinton underscoring the importance of a comprehensive, coordinated humanitarian parole plan that will allow these children to be evacuated and united with their new families as soon as possible. Senator Thune also became a cosponsor of the Haiti Assistance Income Tax Incentive (HAITI) Act (S.2936). This bill would allow financial contributions made by U.S. taxpayers to qualifying organizations for Haiti relief efforts through March 1, 2010 to be claimed on their 2009 income tax returns. More Haiti News:Sen. Thune Works To Expedite Haitian Adoption Sen. Thune Supports Tax Incentive for Donations to Haiti Relief Efforts
Sign the PetitionI oppose the Democratic Leadership’s health care bill that will result in massive spending, new taxes and higher insurance premiums. Real reform should lower costs without increasing government control of health care. Congress must get it right when it comes to health care reform. We need lower costs and improved access. The House bill that passed on Saturday, November 7th by the narrow margin of 220-215, as well as the bill passed by the Democratic majority in the Senate, will instead result in massive spending, new taxes and higher insurance premiums. The Senate bill, written and negotiated behind closed doors by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, passed the Senate by a vote of 60-39. The House and Senate Democrats are now negotiating this 2,000 + page bill among themselves, and with the White House, in secret. Republicans and the American people deserve to be a part of this process. Secret, closed door negotiations were not what President Obama promised during the 2008 campaign when he said, “… we’ll have the negotiations televised on C-SPAN so that people can see who is making arguments on behalf of their constituents, and who are making arguments on behalf of the drug companies or the insurance companies.” I’m working to change that. Read my letter to Harry Reid. MASSIVE SPENDINGAccording to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Reid bill will cost $2.5 trillion over the first ten years of full implementation. In its analysis, CBO concluded that “federal outlays for health care would increase during the 2010 – 2019 period, as would the federal budgetary commitment to health care.” NEW TAXESUnder this bill you will be taxed if:
Middle-class families would be hit with double-digit tax increase. Read more. HIGHER PREMIUMSThe Democrats’ health care bill would increase taxes and fees on drug makers, medical labs, medical device manufacturers and insurers. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation, two independent sources, those costs will be passed on to consumers and will result in higher insurance premiums, both for those who purchase their own insurance and those who get their insurance through their employer. The Wall Street Journal: “ ... fixing the individual market—which is expensive and unstable largely because it does not enjoy the favorable tax treatment given to job-based coverage—was supposed to be the whole purpose of ‘reform.’ Instead, CBO is confirming that new coverage mandates will drive premiums higher.” MORE ABOUT THE HOUSE-PASSED BILLLearn more about specific provisions of the House bill here. The Wall Street Journal calls Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s bill that passed the House on November 7th the “worst bill ever.” “Epic new spending and taxes, pricier insurance, rationed care, dishonest accounting: The Pelosi health bill has it all.” Read more. DEMOCRATS CONCERNED ABOUT GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE
EVERY REPUBLICAN IN CONGRESS SUPPORTS REFORM
BILL WOULD REQUIRE FAMILIES TO PAY UP TO 18% OF INCOME IN HEALTH CARE COSTS
SECRET, CLOSED-DOOR HEALTH REFORM NEGOTIATIONS DECRIEDMASSIVE NEW COSTS FOR STATES
Sign the PetitionI oppose the Democratic Leadership’s health care bill that will result in massive spending, new taxes and higher insurance premiums. Real reform should lower costs without increasing government control of health care. Congress must get it right when it comes to health care reform. We need lower costs and improved access. MASSIVE SPENDINGAccording to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Reid bill will cost $2.5 trillion over the first ten years of full implementation. In its analysis, CBO concluded that “federal outlays for health care would increase during the 2010 – 2019 period, as would the federal budgetary commitment to health care.” NEW TAXESUnder this bill you will be taxed if:
Middle-class families would be hit with double-digit tax increase. Read more. HIGHER PREMIUMSThe Democrats’ health care bill would increase taxes and fees on drug makers, medical labs, medical device manufacturers and insurers. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation, two independent sources, those costs will be passed on to consumers and will result in higher insurance premiums, both for those who purchase their own insurance and those who get their insurance through their employer. The Wall Street Journal: “ ... fixing the individual market—which is expensive and unstable largely because it does not enjoy the favorable tax treatment given to job-based coverage—was supposed to be the whole purpose of ‘reform.’ Instead, CBO is confirming that new coverage mandates will drive premiums higher.” MORE ABOUT THE HOUSE-PASSED BILLLearn more about specific provisions of the House bill here. The Wall Street Journal calls Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s bill that passed the House on November 7th the “worst bill ever.” “Epic new spending and taxes, pricier insurance, rationed care, dishonest accounting: The Pelosi health bill has it all.” Read more. DEMOCRATS CONCERNED ABOUT GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE
EVERY REPUBLICAN IN CONGRESS SUPPORTS REFORM
BILL WOULD REQUIRE FAMILIES TO PAY UP TO 18% OF INCOME IN HEALTH CARE COSTS
SECRET, CLOSED-DOOR HEALTH REFORM NEGOTIATIONS DECRIEDMASSIVE NEW COSTS FOR STATES
Sign the PetitionI oppose the Democratic Leadership’s health care bill that will result in massive spending, new taxes and higher insurance premiums. Real reform should lower costs without increasing government control of health care. Congress must get it right when it comes to health care reform. We need lower costs and improved access. The House bill that passed on Saturday, November 7th by the narrow margin of 220-215, as well as the bill passed by the Democratic majority in the Senate, will instead result in massive spending, new taxes and higher insurance premiums. The Senate bill, written and negotiated behind closed doors by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, passed the Senate by a vote of 60-39. The House and Senate Democrats are now negotiating this 2,000 + page bill among themselves, and with the White House, in secret. Republicans and the American people deserve to be a part of this process. Secret, closed door negotiations were not what President Obama promised during the 2008 campaign when he said, “… we’ll have the negotiations televised on C-SPAN so that people can see who is making arguments on behalf of their constituents, and who are making arguments on behalf of the drug companies or the insurance companies.” I’m working to change that. Read my letter to Harry Reid. MASSIVE SPENDINGAccording to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Reid bill will cost $2.5 trillion over the first ten years of full implementation. In its analysis, CBO concluded that “federal outlays for health care would increase during the 2010 – 2019 period, as would the federal budgetary commitment to health care.” NEW TAXESUnder this bill you will be taxed if:
Middle-class families would be hit with double-digit tax increase. Read more. HIGHER PREMIUMSThe Democrats’ health care bill would increase taxes and fees on drug makers, medical labs, medical device manufacturers and insurers. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation, two independent sources, those costs will be passed on to consumers and will result in higher insurance premiums, both for those who purchase their own insurance and those who get their insurance through their employer. The Wall Street Journal: “ ... fixing the individual market—which is expensive and unstable largely because it does not enjoy the favorable tax treatment given to job-based coverage—was supposed to be the whole purpose of ‘reform.’ Instead, CBO is confirming that new coverage mandates will drive premiums higher.” MORE ABOUT THE HOUSE-PASSED BILLLearn more about specific provisions of the House bill here. The Wall Street Journal calls Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s bill that passed the House on November 7th the “worst bill ever.” “Epic new spending and taxes, pricier insurance, rationed care, dishonest accounting: The Pelosi health bill has it all.” Read more. DEMOCRATS CONCERNED ABOUT GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE
EVERY REPUBLICAN IN CONGRESS SUPPORTS REFORM
BILL WOULD REQUIRE FAMILIES TO PAY UP TO 18% OF INCOME IN HEALTH CARE COSTS
SECRET, CLOSED-DOOR HEALTH REFORM NEGOTIATIONS DECRIEDMASSIVE NEW COSTS FOR STATES
Sign the PetitionI oppose the Democratic Leadership’s health care bill that will result in massive spending, new taxes and higher insurance premiums. Real reform should lower costs without increasing government control of health care. Congress must get it right when it comes to health care reform. We need lower costs and improved access. The House bill that passed on Saturday, November 7th by the narrow margin of 220-215, as well as the bill passed by the Democratic majority in the Senate, will instead result in massive spending, new taxes and higher insurance premiums. The Senate bill, written and negotiated behind closed doors by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, passed the Senate by a vote of 60-39. The House and Senate Democrats are now negotiating this 2,000 + page bill among themselves, and with the White House, in secret. Republicans and the American people deserve to be a part of this process. Secret, closed door negotiations were not what President Obama promised during the 2008 campaign when he said, “… we’ll have the negotiations televised on C-SPAN so that people can see who is making arguments on behalf of their constituents, and who are making arguments on behalf of the drug companies or the insurance companies.” I’m working to change that. Read my letter to Harry Reid. MASSIVE SPENDINGAccording to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Reid bill will cost $2.5 trillion over the first ten years of full implementation. In its analysis, CBO concluded that “federal outlays for health care would increase during the 2010 – 2019 period, as would the federal budgetary commitment to health care.” NEW TAXESUnder this bill you will be taxed if:
Middle-class families would be hit with double-digit tax increase. Read more. HIGHER PREMIUMSThe Democrats’ health care bill would increase taxes and fees on drug makers, medical labs, medical device manufacturers and insurers. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation, two independent sources, those costs will be passed on to consumers and will result in higher insurance premiums, both for those who purchase their own insurance and those who get their insurance through their employer. The Wall Street Journal: “ ... fixing the individual market—which is expensive and unstable largely because it does not enjoy the favorable tax treatment given to job-based coverage—was supposed to be the whole purpose of ‘reform.’ Instead, CBO is confirming that new coverage mandates will drive premiums higher.” MORE ABOUT THE HOUSE-PASSED BILLLearn more about specific provisions of the House bill here. The Wall Street Journal calls Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s bill that passed the House on November 7th the “worst bill ever.” “Epic new spending and taxes, pricier insurance, rationed care, dishonest accounting: The Pelosi health bill has it all.” Read more. DEMOCRATS CONCERNED ABOUT GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE
EVERY REPUBLICAN IN CONGRESS SUPPORTS REFORM
BILL WOULD REQUIRE FAMILIES TO PAY UP TO 18% OF INCOME IN HEALTH CARE COSTS
SECRET, CLOSED-DOOR HEALTH REFORM NEGOTIATIONS DECRIEDMASSIVE NEW COSTS FOR STATES
Sign the PetitionI oppose the Democratic Leadership’s health care bill that will result in massive spending, new taxes and higher insurance premiums. I oppose Speaker Pelosi’s bill that provides public funding for abortion. Real reform should lower costs without increasing government control of health care and without providing taxpayer funded abortion coverage.
Pelosi's Health Care Plan Provides Taxpayer Funding of AbortionsSource: GOP Leader Boehner's Website, November 5, 2009 The 2,032-page House Democrats' health care bill will provide for taxpayer funding of abortions, according to GOP Leader John Boehner's office.
Any health care reform bill passed by Congress should NOT contain mandates to provide elective abortion coverage. We should continue current law that prohibits the use of federal funds to pay for elective abortions under the Medicare and Medicaid programs and continue to prohibit federal funding of abortion under the federal employees' health benefits plan. Sign the petition today. Read more about the Democrat leadership's proposed health care reform bills:The important thing for Congress to do in passing health care reform legislation is to get it right: lower costs and improve access. The Democratic Leadership’s bill will instead result in massive spending, new taxes and higher insurance premiums. Detailed information has not yet been issued by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) about the cost of the bill Senate Leader Harry Reid has written and negotiated in secret, behind closed doors. The information below is based on what we know about the Baucus bill that formed the foundation for the Reid bill. MASSIVE SPENDINGAccording to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Reid bill will cost $2.5 trillion over the first ten years of full implementation. In its analysis, CBO concluded that “federal outlays for health care would increase during the 2010 – 2019 period, as would the federal budgetary commitment to health care.” NEW TAXESUnder this bill you will be taxed if:
Middle-class families would be hit with double-digit tax increase. Read more. HIGHER PREMIUMSThe Democrats’ health care bill would increase taxes and fees on
drug makers, medical labs, medical device manufacturers and insurers.
According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the
Joint Committee on Taxation, two independent sources, those costs will
be passed on to consumers and will result in higher insurance premiums,
both for those who purchase their own insurance and those who get their
insurance through their employer. The
Wall Street Journal: “ ... fixing the individual market—which is
expensive and unstable largely because it does not enjoy the favorable
tax treatment given to job-based coverage—was supposed to be the whole
purpose of ‘reform.’ Instead, CBO is confirming that new coverage
mandates will drive premiums higher.” DEMOCRATS CONCERNED ABOUT GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE
EVERY REPUBLICAN IN CONGRESS SUPPORTS REFORM
BILL WOULD REQUIRE FAMILIES TO PAY UP TO 18% OF INCOME IN HEALTH CARE COSTS
SECRET, CLOSED-DOOR HEALTH REFORM NEGOTIATIONS DECRIEDMASSIVE NEW COSTS FOR STATES
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